Information resources for exposure assessment of engineered nanomaterials

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• Personal Author:
  Hoover, Mark D.
• Description:
  Nanoinformatics is the science and practice of determining which information is relevant to meeting the objectives of the nanoscale science and engineering community; and then developing and implementing effective mechanisms for collecting, validating, storing, sharing, analyzing, modeling, and applying that information; and then confirming that appropriate decisions were made and that desired mission outcomes were achieved as a result of that information; and finally conveying experience to the broader community, contributing to generalized knowledge, and updating standards and training. In our roles as information customers, creators, curators, and analysts, this definition should guide our collaborations to effectively assess and manage exposures to engineered nanomaterials. Key questions include: Is a hazard present? Is there exposure to that hazard? What is the resulting risk? How can that risk be managed? and Is the risk management approach achieving the desired protection? The development of information resources such as the Nanomaterial Registry has required our community to identify nanomaterial characteristics that are both meaningful and measurable and to validate reproducible protocols and practices for collecting information about those characteristics. The identification of key nanomaterial characteristics for exposure assessment is benefiting from a combination of field measurements to determine what is actually present across the nanomaterial life cycle, as well as laboratory investigations of how materials with those characteristics behave under environmentally, biologically, or industrially relevant conditions. Collaborations such as the National Nanotechnology Initiative signature initiative on Nanotechnology Knowledge Infrastructure - Enabling National Leadership in Sustainable Design are developing unifying concepts such as data-readiness levels and approaches for sharing and ensuring the reproducibility of data and experimental results. Community-based resources such as the GoodNanoGuide are helping to share information in a manner that is relevant, reliable, and actionable. New generations of sensors will undoubtedly be needed to characterize nanomaterials efficiently and affordably and collaborations on that front are available through the signature initiative on Nanotechnology for Sensors and Sensors for Nanotechnology: Improving and Protecting Health, Safety, and the Environment. The extensive list of links to information on the environmental health and toxicology of nanotechnology and human health at http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/nanotechnology.html illustrates both our current resources and our opportunities to improve our identification, creation, curation, analysis, and meaningful application of exposure assessment information in support of safe nanomaterial applications. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Decision Making Environment Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical Processes Biological Systems Communication Systems Data Processing Decision Making Environmental Factors Exposure Assessment Health Effects Industrial Environment Industrial Processes Information Dissemination Information Processing Information Retrieval Systems Information Systems Nanoinformatics Nanomaterials Nanoscale Nanotechnology Recording Systems Recordkeeping Risk Analysis Risk Management Sensors

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• Publisher:
  National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  77-78
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047922
• Citation:
  Quantifying Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials (QEEN) from Manufactured Products: Addressing Environmental, Health, and Safety Implications, Workshop Proceedings, July 7-8, 2015, Arlington, Virginia. Arlington, VA: National Nanotechnology Coordination Office, 2016 Mar; :77-78
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Quantifying Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials (QEEN) from Manufactured Products Addressing Environmental, Health, and Safety Implications, Workshop Proceedings, July 7-8, 2015, Arlington, Virginia
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202859/cdc_202859_DS1.pdf
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