Why are nanomaterials different and how can they be appropriately regulated under REACH?

Environmental Sciences Europe

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Schwirn, Kathrin ^a   Tietjen, Lars ^a   Beer, Inga ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemicals regulation; Nanomaterials; REACH

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; THRESHOLD; TOXICITY;

EID: 84900450917     PISSN: 21904707     EISSN: 21904715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2190-4715-26-4     Document Type: Review

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