Nanomaterials and worker health: medical surveillance, exposure registries, and epidemiologic research

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• Personal Author:
  Schulte, Paul A. ; Trout, Douglas B.
• Description:
  Objective: This article provides an overview of the issues that arise with medical surveillance, exposure registration, and epidemiologic research involving nanomaterial workers. Methods: An occupational health perspective is applied to detecting risks in nanomaterial workers individually and as a group. Results: General principles for medical surveillance, exposure registration, and epidemiologic research are identified. A model Nanomaterial Worker Health Study is for consideration. Conclusions: The Nanomaterial Worker Health Study can be developed as a tangible action in assuring the public that steps are being taken to learn of any adverse effects from exposure to nanomaterials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biological-effects Biological-monitoring Employee-exposure Exposure-assessment Hazardous-materials Health-hazards Information-retrieval-systems Medical-screening Nanotechnology Risk-analysis Risk-factors Surveillance-programs Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038913
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Jun; 53(6S):S3-S7
• Contact Point Address:
  Paul Schulte, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C-14, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  PSchulte@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Supplement:
  6S
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:99523418664289eeba8f3910bf254d39ab3e1ce256fb1337a2fd231226f69ff293b7b726ac7f0582fecfce7fe52cddff698317d7f6f551209b0508937e917ac8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192443/cdc_192443_DS1.pdf
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