This volume, a reprint from a special issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research, draws on work presented at The Second International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health, held in Minnesota in 2005. It presents an interdisciplinary approach to nanotechnology and occupational health and offers an overview of recent developments toward assessment and management of hazards and risks associated with engineered nanomaterials.
Author(s): Andrew D. Maynard (Editor), David Y.H. Pui (Editor)
Edition: 1
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 192
Contents......Page 4
Nanotechnology and occupational health: New technologies – new challenges......Page 7
Nanotechnology and society......Page 10
Protecting workers and the environment: An environmental NGO’s perspective on nanotechnology......Page 16
Phospholipid lung surfactant and nanoparticle surface toxicity: Lessons from diesel soots and silicate dusts......Page 28
Plasma synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals for nanoelectronics and luminescence applications......Page 44
Rationale and principle of an instrument measuring lung deposited nanoparticle surface area......Page 58
Calibration and numerical simulation of Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor (TSI Model 3550 NSAM)......Page 65
An axial flow cyclone to remove nanoparticles at low pressure conditions......Page 74
Measuring particle size-dependent physicochemical structure in airborne single walled carbon nanotube agglomerates......Page 87
A comparison of two nano-sized particle air filtration tests in the diameter range of 10 to 400 nanometers......Page 95
Modeling of filtration efficiency of nanoparticles in standard filter media......Page 110
Experimental study of nanoparticles penetration through commercial filter media......Page 117
Reduction of nanoparticle exposure to welding aerosols by modification of the ventilation system in a workplace......Page 126
Health risk assessment for nanoparticles: A case for using expert judgment......Page 136
Evaluation of nanoparticle emission for TiO[sub(2)] nanopowder coating materials......Page 156
Moving forward responsibly: Oversight for the nanotechnology-biology interface......Page 163
