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Hays, S.A., Robert, J.S., Miller, C.A., Bennett, I. (2013). Recommendations for a Municipal Health & Safety Policy for Nanomaterials. In: Hays, S., Robert, J., Miller, C., Bennett, I. (eds) Nanotechnology, the Brain, and the Future. Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1787-9_19
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