Os nanomateriais e a questão ambiental Nanomaterials and the environment

<abstract language="eng">The increasing use of nanomaterials in several products in different areas such as electronics, cosmetics, food and drugs has attracted the attention of the scientific community due to unknown properties of these materials, such as the life cycle and the inte...

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Main Authors: Matheus P. Paschoalino, Glauciene P. S. Marcone, Wilson F. Jardim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2010-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422010000200033
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Summary:<abstract language="eng">The increasing use of nanomaterials in several products in different areas such as electronics, cosmetics, food and drugs has attracted the attention of the scientific community due to unknown properties of these materials, such as the life cycle and the interaction with receptor organisms once they reach the environment. In this context, the present work shows an updated scenario of nanomaterials applications, characterization methods and toxicity evaluation, also addressing important aspects related to the development and application of nanotechnology under the environmental point of view.
ISSN:0100-4042
1678-7064