Safe nanotechnology

Safe nanotechnology / Arthur J. Cornwelle, editor.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Other Authors: Cornwelle, Arthur J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]
Series:Nanotechnology science and technology series.
Subjects:
Nanotechnology > Safety measures.
Nanostructured materials industry > Safety measures.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Nanotechnology & MEMS.
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Table of Contents:
  • SAFE NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • SAFE NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • CONTENTS
  • DIRECTORâ€?S MESSAGE
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNS
  • POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS
  • WORKING WITH ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS
  • EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
  • PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • INTENT AND PURPOSE
  • SCOPE
  • DESCRIPTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
  • A. NANOPARTICLES
  • B. ULTRAFINE PARTICLES
  • C. ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES
  • D. NANOAEROSOL
  • E. AGGLOMERATE
  • F. AGGREGATE
  • POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNS
  • A. EXPOSURE ROUTES B. EFFECTS SEEN IN ANIMAL STUDIES
  • PTFE Fume
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • C. OBSERVATIONS FROM EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES INVOLVING FINE AND ULTRAFINE PARTICLES
  • D. HYPOTHESES FROM ANIMAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
  • 1. Exposure to Engineered Nanoparticles is Likely to Cause Adverse Health Effects Similar to Well-characterized Ultrafine Particles That Have Similar Physical and Chemical Characteristics
  • 2. Surface Area and Activity, Particle Number may be Better Predictors of Potential Hazard Than Mass
  • POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS
  • A. FIRE AND EXPLOSION B. CATALYTIC REACTION
  • GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS
  • A. POTENTIAL FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
  • B. FACTORS AFFECTING EXPOSURE TO NANOPARTICLES
  • EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION
  • A. MONITORING WORKPLACE EXPOSURES
  • Size-fractionated Aerosol Sampling
  • Real-time Aerosol Sampling
  • Surface Area Measurements
  • Particle Number Concentration Measurement
  • Surface Area Estimation
  • B. PROPOSED SAMPLING STRATEGY
  • EXPOSURE CONTROL PROCEDURES
  • A. ENGINEERING CONTROLS
  • Dust Collection Efficiency of FiltersB. WORK PRACTICES
  • C. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
  • D. RESPIRATORS
  • E. CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL OF NANOMATERIALS
  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
  • RESEARCH
  • CRITICAL RESEARCH TOPICS
  • REFERENCES
  • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
  • INDEX

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