Safe nanotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur J. Cornwelle, editor

• Pubblicazione: Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (93 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.5
• Soggetto topico: Nanotechnology - Safety measures; Nanostructured materials industry - Safety measures
• Altri autori: CornwelleArthur J
• Note generali: Developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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 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 ""
• Titolo autorizzato: Safe nanotechnology
• ISBN: 1-61761-849-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791830903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Nanotechnology Science and Technology