Engineered nanomaterials

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• Personal Author:
  Grassian VH ; Peters TM
• Description:
  Nanoscience and nanotechnology offer new opportuntties for making novel engineered materials with improved properties that can be used in numerous products for a wide-range of applications. These materials range from cesium oxide nanoparticles that serve as catalysts for combustion in diesel fuel to silver nanoparticles that provide socks with antibacterial and antifungal properties. Nanomaterials are also used to remediate contaminated drinking water and soils, to strengthen materials, and to provide protective coatings on windows and other surfaces. Substantial public and private funding supports research in the production of new engineered nanomaterials due to their promise to enable novel applications that can impact our everyday lives in positive ways. As research and production grows, it is easy to surmise that workers will increasingly come in contact with engineered nanomaterials. Each step in the life cycle of a nanomaterial represents a potential exposure hazard either for workers or for consumers. Production of a nanomaterial involves any of a number of processes, such as flame-based powder generation used to produce carbon black, nanosGale titanium dioxide, fumed alumina, and fumed silica powders. As depicted in Figure 10.1, nanomaterials must be produced, handled, and manipulated to integrate them into consumer products, and most products eventually return to recycling centers. Each step in this life cycle represents the potential for exposure of consumers and/or workers to the nanomaterial. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Engineering Environmental Exposure Fuel Oils Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Silicon Dioxide Silver Titanium Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Alumina Antibacterial Agents Antifungals Carbon Black Exposure Levels Fuels Hazards Nanomaterials Nanoparticles Nanotechnology Risk Factors Silica Silver Compounds Titanium Dioxide Work Environment Worker Health Workers

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• ISBN:
  9780470074848
• Publisher:
  Wiley
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  373-403
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048416
• Citation:
  Patty's industrial hygiene, sixth edition: Volume 1 - Hazard recognition. Rose VE, Cohrssen B, eds. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010 Dec; 1:373-403
• CAS Registry Number:
  Alumina (CAS RN 1344-28-1) ; Carbon black (CAS RN 1333-86-4) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Silver (CAS RN 7440-22-4) ; Titania (CAS RN 13463-67-7)
• Editor(s):
  Rose VE; Cohrssen B
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080401
• Source Full Name:
  Patty's industrial hygiene, sixth edition: Volume 1 - Hazard recognition
• End Date:
  20120331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2c7b5f563a9cab39d961e5d7b490bfde2655e23fb6c59ea43c2b617a7fab733a4c0461be67f63b0ba6f240a340e269d76ea520288b13fd9efc9c236998d804ab
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203175/cdc_203175_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.91 MB ]