Environmental Fate and Exposure Modeling of Nanomaterials

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Environmental Fate and Exposure Modeling of Nanomaterials. / Scheringer, Martin; Praetorius, Antonia; Goldberg, Eli.
Frontiers of Nanoscience. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., 2014. S. 89-125 (Frontiers of Nanoscience; Band 7).

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Scheringer, M, Praetorius, A & Goldberg, E 2014, Environmental Fate and Exposure Modeling of Nanomaterials. in Frontiers of Nanoscience. Frontiers of Nanoscience, Bd. 7, Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, S. 89-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-099408-6.00003-7

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Scheringer, M., Praetorius, A., & Goldberg, E. (2014). Environmental Fate and Exposure Modeling of Nanomaterials. In Frontiers of Nanoscience (S. 89-125). (Frontiers of Nanoscience; Band 7). Elsevier B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-099408-6.00003-7

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Scheringer M, Praetorius A, Goldberg E. Environmental Fate and Exposure Modeling of Nanomaterials. in Frontiers of Nanoscience. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V. 2014. S. 89-125. (Frontiers of Nanoscience). doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-099408-6.00003-7

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