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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830914003321

Titolo

Management of privatised housing [[electronic resource] ] : international policies & practice / / edited by Vincent Gruis, Sasha Tsenkova, Nico Nieboer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-37986-0

9786612379864

1-4443-2261-3

1-4443-2262-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Real Estate Issues

Altri autori (Persone)

GruisVincent

TsenkovaS

NieboerNico

Disciplina

363.5068

Soggetti

Public housing

Privatization

Housing management

Housing policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Australia -- France -- The Netherlands -- United Kingdom -- Switzerland -- China -- Czech Republic -- Moldova -- Russia -- Serbia -- Slovenia -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The sale of public and social housing has been a major aspect of housing policies in recent decades. Privatisation and a general retreat by governments from the housing arena have pushed up sales; this has been particularly evident within Eastern European countries and China but is also taking place in many Western European countries and Australia.   Wherever it occurs, such privatisation has lead to new challenges for housing management. Many estates are now a mix of public and private, raising questions about the division of responsibilities between different owners.   Legislation to add



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830307103321

Titolo

Nanotoxicity [[electronic resource] ] : in vivo and in vitro models to health risks / / editors, Saura C. Sahu and Daniel Casciano

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

ISBN

1-282-34956-2

9786612349560

0-470-74780-3

0-470-74779-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (636 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SahuSaura C

CascianoDaniel A

Disciplina

338.4/76205

338.476205

615.902

Soggetti

Nanostructured materials - Toxicology

Toxicity testing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nanotoxicity; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Characterization of Nanomaterials for Toxicological Evaluation; 2 Criteria and Implementation of Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Nanomaterials for Human Health Effects and Ecological Toxicity Studies; 3 Considerations for the Design of Toxicity Studies of Inhaled Nanomedicines; 4 High Aspect Ratio Nanoparticles and the Fibre Pathogenicity Paradigm; 5 Application of Zinc Oxide Quantum Dots in Food Safety

6 Evaluation of Nanotoxicity of Foods and Drugs: Biological Properties of Red Elemental Selenium at Nano Size (Nano-Se) In Vitro and In Vivo7 Evaluation of Toxicity of Nanostructures in Biological Systems; 8 Developing Bioassay Methods for Evaluating Pulmonary Hazards from Nanoscale or Fine Quartz/Titanium Dioxide Particulate Materials; 9 Nanoparticles: Is Neurotoxicity a Concern?; 10 Hepatotoxic Potential of Nanomaterials; 11 Nanotoxicity in Blood: Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials on Platelets; 12 Sources, Fate and Effects of Engineered



Nanomaterials in the Aquatic Environment

13 Nanotoxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Vivo14 In Vivo Hypersensitive Pulmonary Disease Models for Nanotoxicity; 15 In Vivo and In Vitro Models for Nanotoxicology Testing; 16 In Vitro and In Vivo Toxicity Study of Nanoparticles; 17 In Vitro and In Vivo Models for Nanotoxicity Testing; 18 In Vitro Models for Nanotoxicity Testing; 19 In Vitro Human Lung Cell Culture Models to Study the Toxic Potential of Nanoparticles; 20 Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticle Nanotoxicity: Incidence and Mechanisms; 21 Toxicity Testing and Evaluation of Nanoparticles: Challenges in Risk Assessment

22 Evaluating Strategies For Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials23 Strategies for Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials; 24 Metal Nanoparticle Health Risk Assessment; 25 Application of Toxicology Studies in Assessing the Health Risks of Nanomaterials in Consumer Products; 26 Safety Assessment of Engineered Nanomaterials in Direct Food Additives and Food Contact Materials; Index; Color Plate

Sommario/riassunto

Nanomaterials - substances smaller than 100 nanometers in size - have been added in recent years to an increasing numbers of consumer products used in day-to-day life; in food packaging, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, odor-resistant textiles and household appliances. The extensive application of nanomaterials in a wide range of products for human use poses a potential for toxicity risk to human health and the environment. Such adverse effects of nanomaterials on human health have triggered the development of a new scientific discipline known as "nanotoxicity" - the study of the t