Life-cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials: A literature review of assessment status

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Miseljic, Mirko ^a   Olsen, Stig I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Engineered nanomaterials; Environmental effects; Impact assessment; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SILVER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

DIRECT RELEASE; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; FRESHWATER SPECIES; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

NANOMATERIAL; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ALGA; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICITY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84901450979     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-014-2427-x     Document Type: Review

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