Application of a pilot control banding tool for risk level assessment and control of nanoparticle exposures

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 419-428

  Paik, Samuel Y ^a   Zalk, David M ^a   Swuste, Paul ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CB Nanotool; Control banding; Exposure control; Nanomaterial; Nanoparticle; Nanotechnology; Risk assessment; Risk level; Toolkit

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS; MODERNIZATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CB NANOTOOL; CONTROL BANDING; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; ENGINEERING CONTROLS; EXPOSURE CONTROL; EXPOSURE DATA; NANO TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; NANO TOOLS; NANO-MATERIALS; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOTECHNOLOGIES; PILOT CONTROL; RISK LEVEL; RISK LEVELS; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION; TOOLKIT; WORK-RELATED;

HEALTH RISKS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; URANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 49449086353     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/men041     Document Type: Article

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