| Document ID (ISN) | 105527 |
| CIS number |
06-1147 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-89631-027-4 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-451
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| Author(s) |
Ostiguy C., Lapointe G., Trottier M., Ménard L., Cloutier Y., Boutin M., Antoun M., Normand C. |
| Title |
Health effects related to nanoparticles |
| Original title |
Les effets à la santé reliés aux nanoparticules [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2006. iii, 48p. Illus. 143 ref. Price: CAD 7.49. Downloadable version (pdf format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-451.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
The number of Quebec workers potentially exposed to nanoparticles is expected to grow over the next few years. This literature survey explores the health effects associated with this emerging sector. Although few toxicological studies exist, they all conclude that there are health risks following exposure to nanoparticles. It has been clearly established that toxicity is related to the surface area of these particles and not their mass, and that, for a given substance, the toxicity is much higher when it is of nanometric size than micrometric size. See also CIS 06-1148. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; nanotechnology; new technologies; health hazards; nanoparticles |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; Canada; toxicology; exposure evaluation; toxic substances; particle size; surface properties |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles
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