Use of nanomaterials in the European construction industry and some occupational health aspects thereof

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 447-462

  Van Broekhuizen, Pieter ^a   Van Broekhuizen, Fleur ^a   Cornelissen, Ralf ^a   Reijnders, Lucas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Awareness; Construction industry; EHS; Exposure measurements; Nano reference values; Nanomaterials; Occupational health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; EHS; EXPOSURE MEASUREMENTS; NANO REFERENCE VALUES; NANO-MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

CEMENT; NANOCOATING; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EMPLOYER; EUROPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79956157002     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0195-9     Document Type: Review

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