Assessing Nanoparticle Risks to Human Health

Gurumurthy Ramachandran (Author)

9780128103692

Paperback, published 19 August 2016

297 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.45 kg

"This is a very thought-provoking and knowledgeable book for all those interested in how exposure risks may be assessed and managed, particularly of materials which are so widely used, but the safety of which, so little is known." --BTS Winter 2012

Approx.280 pages

1. Introduction2. Assessing Exposures to Nanoparticles in the Occupational Environment3. Nanotoxicology and human health effects of Nanoparticles4. Risk Assessment Case Study for Example Engineered Nanoparticles5. Using Expert Judgment for Risk Assessment6. Non-Occupational Population Risks and their Management7. Oversight and Regulation of Risks

Subject Areas: Electronics & communications engineering [TJ], Chemical engineering [TDCB], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN], Health & safety issues [KNXC]