Tools for the Management of Nanomaterials in the Workplace and Prevention Measures

Introduction

This article introduces a number of risk management tools that have been developed to aid in the election of appropriate workplace prevention measures and which could support companies in performing the workplace risk assessment with regard to nanomaterials.Health and safety hazards of nanomaterials and exposure routesUnder normal environmental conditions, nanomaterials may form agglomerates or aggregates larger than 100 nm, thereby changing (but not necessarily losing) their nano-specific properties. However, these nanomaterials may be released again from weakly bound agglomerates and, under certain conditions, even from more strongly bound aggregates. It…