Review of measurement techniques and methods for assessing personal exposure to airborne nanomaterials in workplaces.

Autor: Asbach C; Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e. V. (IUTA), Air Quality & Filtration, 47229 Duisburg, Germany. Electronic address: asbach@iuta.de., Alexander C; Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Edinburgh EH14 4AP, UK., Clavaguera S; NanoSafety Platform, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38054, France., Dahmann D; Institute for the Research on Hazardous Substances (IGF), 44789 Bochum, Germany., Dozol H; NanoSafety Platform, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38054, France., Faure B; NanoSafety Platform, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38054, France., Fierz M; University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), 5210 Windisch, Switzerland., Fontana L; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), 00168 Rome, Italy., Iavicoli I; Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (UCSC), 00168 Rome, Italy; University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), 80131 Naples, Italy., Kaminski H; Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e. V. (IUTA), Air Quality & Filtration, 47229 Duisburg, Germany., MacCalman L; Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Edinburgh EH14 4AP, UK., Meyer-Plath A; Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), 10317 Berlin, Germany., Simonow B; Federal Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), 10317 Berlin, Germany., van Tongeren M; Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Edinburgh EH14 4AP, UK., Todea AM; Institut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e. V. (IUTA), Air Quality & Filtration, 47229 Duisburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2017 Dec 15; Vol. 603-604, pp. 793-806. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.049
Abstrakt: Exposure to airborne agents needs to be assessed in the personal breathing zone by the use of personal measurement equipment. Specific measurement devices for assessing personal exposure to airborne nanomaterials have only become available in the recent years. They can be differentiated into direct-reading personal monitors and personal samplers that collect the airborne nanomaterials for subsequent analyses. This article presents a review of the available personal monitors and samplers and summarizes the available literature regarding their accuracy, comparability and field applicability. Due to the novelty of the instruments, the number of published studies is still relatively low. Where applicable, literature data is therefore complemented with published and unpublished results from the recently finished nanoIndEx project. The presented data show that the samplers and monitors are robust and ready for field use with sufficient accuracy and comparability. However, several limitations apply, e.g. regarding the particle size range of the personal monitors and their in general lower accuracy and comparability compared with their stationary counterparts. The decision whether a personal monitor or a personal sampler shall be preferred depends strongly on the question to tackle. In many cases, a combination of a personal monitor and a personal sampler may be the best choice to obtain conclusive results.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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