Engineered nanoparticles at the workplace: current knowledge about workers' risk

• Published in: Occupational medicine (Oxford) Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 319 - 330
• Main Authors: Pietroiusti, A., Magrini, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Engineering; Environmental Monitoring; Exact sciences and technology; Humans; Materials science; Medical sciences; Nanoparticles - adverse effects; Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization; Occupational Diseases - etiology; Occupational Diseases - prevention & control; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Health; Occupational medicine; Physics; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Assessment; Workplace; Human; Work place; Nanoparticle; Engineered nanoparticles; Risk; Occupational exposure; Knowledge; Maximum permissible concentration; Worker; metrics; Nanostructured materials; workplace exposure; Occupational medicine; Bibliographic review; health effects; occupational exposure limit

The novel physicochemical properties of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) make them very attractive for industrial and biomedical purposes, but concerns have been raised regarding unpredictable adverse health effects in humans. Current evidence for the risk posed by ENPs to exposed workers is the subj...