Impact of nanoparticles on human and environment: review of toxicity factors, exposures, control strategies, and future prospects

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 4122-4143

  Sajid, Muhammad ^a   Ilyas, Muhammad ^a   Basheer, Chanbasha ^a   Tariq, Madiha ^b   Daud, Muhammad ^a   Baig, Nadeem ^a   Shehzad, Farrukh ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dermal contact; Exposure mechanism; Ingestion; Inhalation; Nanoparticles; Regulatory measures; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; POLLUTANT;

CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; POLLUTANT; TIME; TOXICITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84925462667     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3994-1     Document Type: Article

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