Nanomaterials Can Improve the Performance of Paints and Coatings - but They May Also Increase Health Risks

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Advances in technology have allowed humans to engineer and create nanoparticles up to 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at the size of about 1 to 100 nanometers, and a nanometer is one-billionth of a meter. Particles this small can have unusual properties. For example, gold nanoparticles become magnetic, explosive, and even different colors. Adding nanoparticles to a paint can improve its properties or add new properties like the ability to reduce smog. This document was produced by CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training to inform painters and other construction workers about nanomaterial exposure risks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Construction Materials Occupational Health Paint Safety
• Keywords:
  Coatings Construction Industry Construction Materials Nanomaterials Nanoparticles Paints
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070106
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2024 Aug; :1-4
• Email:
  gwest@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Nanomaterials can improve the performance of paints and coatings- but they may also increase health risks
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213213/cdc_213213_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.19 MB ]