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CISDOC database
Document ID (ISN) | 110836 |
CIS number |
10-0375 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0925-7535 - Safety Science |
Year |
2010 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Savolainen K., Pylkkänen L., Norppa H., Falck G., Lindberg H., Tuomi T., Vippola M., Alenius H., Hämeri K., Koivisto J., Brouwer D., Mark D., Bard D., Berges M., Jankowska E., Posniak M., Farmer P., Singh R., Krombach F., Bihari P., Kasper G., Seipenbusch M. |
Title |
Nanotechnologies, engineered nanomaterials and occupational health and safety - A review |
Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2010, Vol.48, No.8, p.957-963. Illus. 55 ref. |
Abstract |
The significance of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) and nanotechnologies is growing rapidly. Nanotechnology applications may have a positive marked impact on many aspects of human every day life. Hundreds of consumer nano-based products are already on the market. However, very little is known of the risks of ENM to occupational safety and health, even though workers are likely to be at extra risk compared with other potentially exposed groups of people, because of the higher levels of exposure at workplaces than in other environments. However, knowledge of the exposure to, or effects of, ENM on human safety and health in occupational environments is limited and does not allow reliable assessment of risks of ENM on workers' health. This article discusses several issues related to ENM in the workplaces which require marked attention. |
Descriptors (primary) |
nanoparticles; hazard evaluation; toxicity evaluation; risk factors; nanotechnology |
Descriptors (secondary) |
inflammations; carcinogenic effects; genetic effects; health hazards |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
New technologies Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation Nanotechnology and nanoparticles Toxicology Cancer and carcinogens Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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