Nano-Safety : : What We Need to Know to Protect Workers / / ed. by Dominick E. Fazarro, Walt Trybula, Jitendra Tate, Craig Hanks.

Nanotechnology safety is the practice of handling engineered nanomaterials in production and manufacturing. Good practice consists of understanding and interpreting Material Safety Data Sheets, behaving safely when working with yet unknown nanomaterials, understanding health effects, and proactively...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2017
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:De Gruyter Textbook
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XVII, 196 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Preface --
Contents --
About the Editors --
List of Contributing Authors --
1. The World of Nanotechnology --
2. The World of Engineering Nanomaterials --
3. The Importance of Safety for Manufacturing Nanomaterials --
4. Safety Approaches to Handling Engineered Nanomaterials --
5. Certification: Validating Workers’ Competence in Nano-safety --
6. Understanding the Implications of Nanomaterial Unknowns --
7. What Is Considered Reliable Information? --
8. Ethics and Communication: The Essence of Human Behavior --
9. Behavior-Based Worker Safety for Engineered Nanomaterials --
10. The Future of Nanotechnology Safety --
Index
Summary:Nanotechnology safety is the practice of handling engineered nanomaterials in production and manufacturing. Good practice consists of understanding and interpreting Material Safety Data Sheets, behaving safely when working with yet unknown nanomaterials, understanding health effects, and proactively creating safety measures against potential hazards. This book introduces nanotechnology risk management to readers from academia and industry.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783110373769
9783110719543
9783110540550
9783110625264
9783110548235
DOI:10.1515/9783110373769
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Dominick E. Fazarro, Walt Trybula, Jitendra Tate, Craig Hanks.