Nanotechnology & Workplace Safety and Health

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Nanomaterials present new challenges to understanding, predicting and managing potential health risks. They may interact with the human body in different ways than more conventional materials, due to their extremely small size. For example, studies have established that the comparatively large surface area of inhaled nanoparticles can increase their toxicity. Such small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and may move to other parts of the body, including the liver and brain. There are still many knowledge gaps to be filled before we fully understand how to work safely with these materials. Until these and other research questions are answered, it is prudent to proceed with caution when working with nanomaterials. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Dust Liver Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Particle-aerodynamics; Particulate-dust; Respirable-dust; Respiratory-system-disorders; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Liver-disorders; Liver-damage; Brain-damage; Brain-disorders; Nanotechnology
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-175, 2004 Sep; 1-6
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2004175
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025450
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:56153ec68a302aa0b8f55aa289d44b5f96cc99090c45782603921d72e2a88320a5a1fcf8f3a87ecd32f5f608ac4d7c9b81c547f4402ed17d08de5f9900f2e11e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6037/cdc_6037_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]