Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
Inhal Toxicol. 2009 Jul;21 Suppl 1:17-24. doi: 10.3109/08958370903202804.
Nanomaterials present new challenges to understanding, predicting, and managing potential health risks in occupational environments. In this study, we characterize the key physical processes related to formation and growth of nanoparticles. The main focus is on various occupational environments, as these are known to be major environments with nanoparticles in indoor air. The protection of people potentially to be exposed to nanoparticles is one of the key issues in terms of risk assessment and prevention. Two of the main protection techniques that are discussed and characterized are ventilation and filtration, which are widely used in practical applications.
纳米材料给理解、预测和管理职业环境中潜在健康风险带来了新的挑战。在这项研究中，我们描述了与纳米颗粒形成和生长相关的关键物理过程。主要关注点是各种职业环境，因为这些环境已知是室内空气中含有纳米颗粒的主要环境。保护可能接触到纳米颗粒的人是风险评估和预防方面的关键问题之一。讨论和描述的两种主要保护技术是通风和过滤，它们在实际应用中被广泛使用。
