Nanotechnology and Occupational Health

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maynard, Andrew D. (Editor), Pui, David Y. H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Health promotion.; Occupational medicine.; Nanotechnology.; Materials Science.; Materials Science, general.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.

Nanotechnology is rapidly invading many aspects of modern society - from science, research and engineering to industrial and commercial applications and, inevitably, to man and his environment. One of the biggest challenges, therefore, is managing environmental, health and safety risks of nanomateri...