With the increasing interest in the potential benefits of nanotechnologies, concern is still
growing that they may present emerging risks for workers. Various strategies have been developed to assess the exposure to nano-objects and their agglomerates and aggregates (NOAA) in the workplace, integrating different aerosol measurement instruments and taking into account multiple parameters that may influence NOAA toxicity.
The present study proposes a multi-metric approach for measuring and sampling NOAA in the workplace, applied to three case studies in laboratories each dedicated to materials with different shapes and dimensionalities: graphene, nanowires, and nanoparticles.
The study is part of a larger project with the aim of improving risk management tools in nanomaterials research laboratories.
Published in International Journal of Molecular Science 2018, 19, 349.
