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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
DIRECTOR�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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