| Main Title |
Scoping study to identify hazard data needs for addressing the risks presented by nanoparticles and nanotubes |
| Author |
Tran, C. L.
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| Publisher |
Institute of Occupational Medicine, |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| OCLC Number |
63117492 |
| Subjects |
Nanotechnology--Health aspects ;
Nanotechnology--Environmental aspects
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
T174.7.T73 2005 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
01/20/2006 |
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| Collation |
129 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
December 2005. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
Background -- Scientific background -- Objectives -- Approaches and research plan -- Toxicology of nanoparticles -- Nanoparticles hazard overview -- The consequences of doses of NP in target organs -- Which properties of NP cause the adverse effects? -- Modelling -- Expert opinion survey -- Recommendations -- Ecotoxicology of nanoparticles -- General introduction and review aims -- Current knowledge -- Integration of knowledge from toxicological to ecotoxicological studies -- Approaches to assessing the environmental impacts -- Expert opinion survey -- Human exposure studies -- inhalation of therapeutic aerosols -- Epidemiology -- Purpose and scope -- Epidemiology in the carbon black industry -- Additional relevant or possibly relevant epidemiology -- Considerations in carrying out long-term epidemiology, with special reference to the new nano-particles industries -- Research recommendations regarding future epidemiology in the new nano-technology industries -- Conclusions -- Where are we now -- What we need to know -- The way forward. |
