Nanotechnology and Occupational Health

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1 Nanotechnology and Occupational Health Edited by: Andrew D. Maynard Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC, USA David Y.H. Pui University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA Reprinted from the Journal of Nanoparticle Research Volume 9, No. 1, 2007

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3 Journal of Nanoparticle Research Contents Volume 9 No. 1 February 2007 Special Issue: Nanoparticles and Occupational Health Guest Editors: Andrew D. Maynard and David Y.H. Pui Editorial Nanotechnology and occupational health: New technologies new challenges A.D. Maynard and D.Y.H. Pui 1 3 Perspectives Nanotechnology and society K.H. Keller 5 10 Protecting workers and the environment: An environmental NGO s perspective on nanotechnology J.M. Balbus, K. Florini, R.A. Denison and S.A. Walsh Special Focus: Nanoparticles and Occupational Health Phospholipid lung surfactant and nanoparticle surface toxicity: Lessons from diesel soots and silicate dusts W.E. Wallace, M.J. Keane, D.K. Murray, W.P. Chisholm, A.D. Maynard and T.-m. Ong Plasma synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals for nanoelectronics and luminescence applications U. Kortshagen, L. Mangolini and A. Bapat Rationale and principle of an instrument measuring lung deposited nanoparticle surface area H. Fissan, S. Neumann, A. Trampe, D.Y.H. Pui and W.G. Shin Calibration and numerical simulation of Nanoparticle Surface Area Monitor (TSI Model 3550 NSAM) W.G. Shin, D.Y.H. Pui, H. Fissan, S. Neumann and A. Trampe An axial flow cyclone to remove nanoparticles at low pressure conditions S.-C. Chen and C.-J. Tsai Measuring particle size-dependent physicochemical structure in airborne single walled carbon nanotube agglomerates A.D. Maynard, B.K. Ku, M. Emery, M. Stolzenburg and P.H. McMurry A comparison of two nano-sized particle air filtration tests in the diameter range of 10 to 400 nanometers D.A. Japuntich, L.M. Franklin, D.Y. Pui, T.H. Kuehn, S.C. Kim and A.S. Viner Modeling of filtration efficiency of nanoparticles in standard filter media J. Wang, D.R. Chen and D.Y.H. Pui Experimental study of nanoparticles penetration through commercial filter media S.C. Kim, M.S. Harrington and D.Y.H. Pui Reduction of nanoparticle exposure to welding aerosols by modification of the ventilation system in a workplace M.-H. Lee, W.J. McClellan, J. Candela, D. Andrews and P. Biswas

4 Health risk assessment for nanoparticles: A case for using expert judgment M. Kandlikar, G. Ramachandran, A. Maynard, B. Murdock and W.A. Toscano Evaluation of nanoparticle emission for TiO 2 nanopowder coating materials L.-Y. Hsu and H.-M. Chein Moving forward responsibly: Oversight for the nanotechnology-biology interface J. Kuzma

5 Acknowledgements Most of the articles in this volume are invited papers from the 2nd International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Occupational Health, held in Minneapolis, MN, October 3-6, 2005, Editors Andrew D. Maynard and David Y.H. Pui, along with other Symposium organizers, would like to specially acknowledge our major sponsors: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, Rice University (CBEN) U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Other co-sponsors include: Health & Safety Executive (HSE) National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) ENVIRON The Proctor & Gamble Company National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship in Nanoparticle Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota The Symposium is facilitated by the College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota, under the direction of Catherine Ploetz. Further, Seong Chan Kim, Matthew S. Harrington and David Y.H. Pui, authors of the paper entitled Experimental study of nanoparticles penetration through commercial filter media gratefully acknowledge the specific financial support of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).