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| Maynard, Andrew
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Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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| Pui, David
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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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| Nanotechnology and Occupational Health: New Technologies-- New challenges
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Journal of Nanoparticle Research
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9.1 (2007):1-3.
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| In this overview of the special issue of the Journal of Nanoparticle Research on nanotechnology and occupational health, Maynard and Pui identify two dominant themes: "measurement of airborne nano-structured particles and exposure control." They argue that nano production facilities are most in need of relevant and quick research across disciplines. Such work has been fostered by 2 symposia in 2004 and 2005, the latter of which provided the material for this issue. After a brief review of the articles, they say "[o]ur hope is that governments and industry around the world continue to ensure relevant risk-research is appropriately directed and well-funded,and that new research presented at the 2007 symposium will mark a significant reduction in uncertainty over how to
assess and manage the risk to health of engineered
nanomaterials in the workplace." |
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