Developing a guideline for measuring the total number concentration of engineering nanomaterials in workplaces in China. Academic Article

abstract

• OBJECTIVES: To provide a guideline for assessing the occupational exposure to nanomaterials in workplaces in China. METHODS: Based on the basic requirement for the sampling of harmful substances, condensation particle counter/optical particle counter (CPC/OPC) was selected as the tool and the total number concentration (TNC) was used as an index to measure engineering nanomaterials in workplaces. RESULTS: The strategy included instrument preparation, identification of particle-emission source, particle-property analysis, measurement of background concentration, concentration measurement based on working activity, concentration calculation and analysis, and recording of measurements. CONCLUSIONS: The draft guideline based on traditional industrial hygiene practices can be used to identify the emission source of nanomaterials, qualitatively and quantitatively assess exposure to nanomaterials in workplaces.

authors

• Xu, Xiaohui

published proceedings

• J Occup Health

author list (cited authors)

• Gao, X., Zou, H., Xu, X., Zhou, L., Tang, S., Yuan, W., & Zhang, M.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Gao, Xiangjing||Zou, Hua||Xu, Xiaohui||Zhou, Lifang||Tang, Shichuan||Yuan, Weiming||Zhang, Meibian

publication date

• March 2019

publisher

• Oxford University Press (OUP)  Publisher

keywords

• China
• Environmental Monitoring
• Guideline
• Guidelines As Topic
• Humans
• Measurement
• Nanomaterials
• Nanostructures
• Number Concentration
• Occupational Exposure
• Occupational Health
• Workplace
• Workplaces

PubMed Central ID

• 30790393

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/1348-9585.12044

start page

• 197

end page

• 202

volume

• 61

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12044