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Nanomaterials: What are the Environmental and Health Impacts?

December
2008
Nastassja Lewinski

As with previous emerging technologies, there have been uncertainties and concerns about the environmental and health risks associated with nanotechnology. This article reviews some of the ongoing efforts to better understand and characterize nanomaterials

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