| Description |
xix, 167 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Perspectives in nanotechnology
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : assessing nanotechnology health and environmental risks -- Defining risk assessment and how it is used for environmental protection, and its potential role for managing nanotechnology risks -- Sustainable nanotechnology development using risk assessment and applying life cycle thinking --The state of the science : human health, toxicology, and nanotechnological risk / Brenda E. Barry -- The state of the science : environmental risks -- NANO LCRA : an adaptive screening-level life cycle risk assessment framework for nanotechnology -- Alternative approaches for life cycle risk assessment for nanotechnology and comprehensive environmental assessment / Jo Anne Shatkin and J. Michael Davis -- Current and proposed approaches for managing risks in occupational environments / Brenda E. Barry -- Ongoing international efforts to address risk issues for nanotechnology. |
| Subject |
Nanotechnology -- Risk assessment
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Nanotechnology -- Health aspects
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Nanotechnology -- Environmental aspects
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| ISBN |
9781420053630 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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