Task-based exposure assessment of nanoparticles in the workplace

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Ham, Seunghon ^a   Yoon, Chungsik ^a   Lee, Euiseung ^a   Lee, Kiyoung ^a   Park, Donguk ^b   Chung, Eunkyo ^c   Kim, Pilje ^d   Lee, Byoungcheun ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Open University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Occupational health and safety; Risk assessment; Task based exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

FUMES; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WELDING;

AIRBORNE CONCENTRATIONS; AIRBORNE NANOPARTICLES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

NANOPARTICLE;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FILTER; HUMAN; NANOFABRICATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; TASK PERFORMANCE; WELDING FUME; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84865494325     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1126-8     Document Type: Article

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