03855nam 2200589Ia 450 991046544040332120200520144314.01-61761-849-7(CKB)2560000000067960(EBL)3017958(SSID)ssj0000427562(PQKBManifestationID)11282848(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427562(PQKBWorkID)10424606(PQKB)10637829(MiAaPQ)EBC3017958(Au-PeEL)EBL3017958(CaPaEBR)ebr10654929(OCoLC)923654467(EXLCZ)99256000000006796020090112d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSafe nanotechnology[electronic resource] /Arthur J. Cornwelle, editorHauppauge, NY Nova Science20091 online resource (93 p.)Nanotechnology science and technology seriesDeveloped by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.1-60692-662-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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 Filters""""B. 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 ""Nanotechnology Science and TechnologyNanotechnologySafety measuresNanostructured materials industrySafety measuresElectronic books.NanotechnologySafety measures.Nanostructured materials industrySafety measures.620.5Cornwelle Arthur J882654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465440403321Safe nanotechnology1971782UNINA