Nanoparticles and Occupational Health

Front Matter....Pages I-V
Nanotechnology and occupational health: New technologies — new challenges....Pages 1-3
Nanotechnology and society....Pages 5-10
Protecting workers and the environment: An environmental NGO’s perspective on nanotechnology....Pages 11-22
Phospholipid lung surfactant and nanoparticle surface toxicity: Lessons from diesel soots and silicate dusts....Pages 23-38
Plasma synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals for nanoelectronics and luminescence applications....Pages 39-52
Rationale and principle of an instrument measuring lung deposited nanoparticle surface area....Pages 53-59
Calibration and numerical simulation of Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor (TSI Model 3550 NSAM)....Pages 61-69
An axial flow cyclone to remove nanoparticles at low pressure conditions....Pages 71-83
Measuring particle size-dependent physicochemical structure in airborne single walled carbon nanotube agglomerates....Pages 85-92
A comparison of two nano-sized particle air filtration tests in the diameter range of 10 to 400 nanometers....Pages 93-107
Modeling of filtration efficiency of nanoparticles in standard filter media....Pages 109-115
Experimental study of nanoparticles penetration through commercial filter media....Pages 117-125
Reduction of nanoparticle exposure to welding aerosols by modification of the ventilation system in a workplace....Pages 127-136
Health risk assessment for nanoparticles: A case for using expert judgment....Pages 137-156
Evaluation of nanoparticle emission for TiO 2 nanopowder coating materials....Pages 157-163
Moving forward responsibly: Oversight for the nanotechnology-biology interface....Pages 165-182
Back Matter....Pages 183-183