Particle emission and exposure during nanoparticle synthesis in research laboratories

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 829-838

  Demou, Evangelia ^a   Stark, Wendelin J ^a   Hellweg, Stefanie ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emission rate; Exposure; Nanoparticles; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND LEVEL; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; EMISSION RATE; EMISSION RATES; EXPOSURE; FLAME SPRAY PYROLYSIS; MASS CONCENTRATION; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE NUMBER EMISSION; PRODUCTION TIME; SET-UPS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBMICRON; TIO; UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FLAME SPRAYING; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; TANTALUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BARIUM; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; BISMUTH OXIDE; BISMUTH PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; COPPER; METAL OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TANTALUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LABORATORY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKROOM AIR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 72649091439     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep061     Document Type: Article

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