Safe nanotechnology / Arthur J. Cornwelle, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cornwelle, Arthur J.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Series:

Nanotechnology Science and Technology

Nanotechnology science and technology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanotechnology--Safety measures.

Nanotechnology.

Nanostructured materials industry--Safety measures.

Nanostructured materials industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title shows how nanotechnology has the potential to dramatically improve the effectiveness of a number of existing consumer and industrial products and could have a substantial impact on the development of new applications ranging from disease diagnosis and treatment to environmental remediation.

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 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 ""

Notes:

Developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61761-849-7

OCLC:

923654467