Workshop summary: epidemiologic design strategies for studies of nanomaterial workers

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• Personal Author:
  Laney AS ; McCauley LA ; Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K.
• Description:
  Objective: The potential health consequences of exposure to nanomaterials have yet to be elucidated though increasing evidence points to the potential for nanomaterials to cause adverse human health effects. This workshop addressed the feasibility of developing studies to measure health risks among nanomaterial workers. Methods: Breakout groups discussed different epidemiologic designs and methods to encourage companies to collect and retain exposure and health data. Results: Major challenges include defining and recruitment of appropriate study populations and obtaining adequate exposure data. Both prospective cohort studies and small cross-sectional panel studies utilizing biomarkers of exposure and effect offer approaches to study occupational groups. Conclusions: Potential exists to assemble cohorts to study the human health effects associated with nanomaterial exposure. Stakeholder partnerships are critical to the success of these studies and international partnerships hold great potential. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomarkers Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biological-effects Employee-exposure Exposure-assessment Hazardous-materials Health-hazards Industrial-exposures Nanotechnology Occupations Surveillance Worker-health Workplace-monitoring Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038929
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Jun; 53(6S):S87-S90
• Contact Point Address:
  Linda A. McCauley, RN, PhD, Emory University School of Nursing, 1520 Clifton Rd, Ste 402, Atlanta, GA 30322
• Email:
  lmccaul@emory.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• 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:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192455/cdc_192455_DS1.pdf
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