Safe Nanotechnology.

Intro -- 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.

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