Title Safe nanotechnology / Arthur J. Cornwelle, editor

Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]

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Description 1 online resource Series Nanotechnology science and technology series Nanotechnology science and technology series. 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 Notes Developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Nanotechnology -- Safety measures Nanostructured materials industry -- Safety measures TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Nanotechnology & MEMS. Form Electronic book Author Cornwelle, Arthur J., editor National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. LC no. 2020686412 ISBN 9781617618499 1617618497

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