Regulatory Aspects of Nanomaterials in the EU

Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 224-231

  Rauscher, Hubert ^a   Rasmussen, Kirsten ^a   Sokull Klüttgen, Birgit ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment; Safety testing

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ASSESSMENT PRACTICES; BEST PRACTICES; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; PRODUCT LABELING; QUALITY DATA; REGULATORY ASPECTS;

SAFETY TESTING;

EID: 85011573776     PISSN: 0009286X     EISSN: 15222640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cite.201600076     Document Type: Article

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