Nanotechnology is an emerging science involving manipulation of matter at the nanometer
scale. Due to concerns over nanomaterial risks, there has been a dramatic increase in …

Industries such as metallurgy, chemical engineering, metal products, building materials,
welding, and nuclear engineering inevitably emit high-strength pollutants (solid and liquid …

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted field studies at
12 sites using the Nanoparticle Emission Assessment Technique (NEAT) to characterize …

The earliest and most extensive societal exposures to engineered nanoparticles are likely to
occur in the workplace. Until toxicologic and health effects research moves forward to …

Workers are exposed to ultrafine particles (UFP) in a number of occupations. In order to
summarize the current knowledge regarding occupational exposure to UFP (excluding …

There are currently no exposure limits specific to engineered nanomaterial nor any national
or international consensus standards on measurement techniques for nanomaterials in the …

This study compared the response of two optical particle counters with that of an
aerodynamic particle sizer. The optical particle counters rely on the amount of incident light …

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request to
conduct a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at a university-based research laboratory using …

This article describes a highly tailorable exposure assessment strategy for nanomaterials
that enables effective and efficient exposure management (ie, a strategy that can identify …

Two methods were used to distinguish airborne engineered nanomaterials from other
airborne particles in a facility that produces nano-structured lithium titanate metal oxide …