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Nanotechnology, environmental health and safety : risks, regulation and management /

This book tackles the debate over nanotechnology's environmental health and safety (EHS) by thoroughly explaining EHS issues, financial implications, foreseeable risks (i.e. exposure, dose, hazards of nanomaterials), and the implications of occupational hygiene precautions and consumer protecti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hull, Matthew, Bowman, Diana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK ; Amsterdam, The Netherlands : W. Andrew, 2010.
Colección:Micro & nano technologies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
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  • Are we willing to heed the lessons of the past? Nanotechnology and Australia's asbestos legacy
  • Global perspectives on the oversight of nanotechnologies
  • A nanotechnology legal framework
  • Nanotechnology risk management : an insurance industry perspective
  • Industry-led initiative for occupational health and safety
  • Nanotechnology risk management and small business : a case study on the NanoSafe Framework
  • A case study of a nanoscale-research facility safety through design and operation.