Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
table .
niosh goals for nanoparticle Measurement
1.
Evaluating.methods.of.measuring.mass.of.respirable.particles.in.the.air.and.determining.if.this.
measurement.can.be.used.to.measure.nanomaterials
2.
Developing.and.ield-testing.practical.methods.to.accurately.measure.airborne.nanomaterials.
in.the.workplace.
3.
Developing.testing.and.evaluation.systems.to.compare.and.validate.sampling.instruments
table .
niosh Research agenda
niosh nanoparticle Research strategic Plan and timeline
(Measurement and analysis Programs)
Fiscal Year
2005
Surveillance.Phase.I:.Identify.and.gather.baseline.information..Develop.techniques.for.
online.surface.area.measurement.
2006
Conduct.measurement.studies.of.nanoparticles.in.the.workplace..Analyses.of.ilter.
eficiency.for.nanomaterials.
2007
Evaluate.surface.area-mass.metric.results..Establish.a.suite.of.instruments.and.
protocols.for.nanomaterial.measurements..Conduct.measurement.studies.of.
nanoparticles.in.the.workplace..Further.development.of.online.and.ofline.nanoparticle.
measurement.methods.
2008-2009
Develop.performance.results.for.nanoparticle.measurement.instruments.and.methods.
Complete.evaluation.of.viable.and.practical.workplace.sampling.devices.and.methods.
for.nanoparticles.(affordable,.portable,.effective)..Quantiication.of.systemic.
nanoparticle.concentrations.in.laboratory.animals.after.pulmonary.exposure.to.
nanospheres.and.nanoibers.
be.needed..Measurement.method.development.objectives,.as.listed.in.Table.5.2,.were.
accordingly.included.as.critical.topics.for.their.strategic.workplace.goals.
The. NTRC. established. several. partnerships. with. other. agencies,. including.
U.S..EPA,.NIST,.the.Department.of.Defense.(DOD).and.the.Department.of.Energy.
(DOE),.and.ASTM..In.addition,.the.NTRC.is.partnering.with.and.in.some.instances.
supporting.research.at.academic.institutions,.instrument.manufacturers,.and.private.
industry..Table.5.3.summarizes.method.analysis.studies.included.in.the.research.pro-
gram.planned.for.the.period.2005.through.2009.[54].
Accomplishments. and. publications. for. 17. completed. and. ongoing. research.
programs. are. listed. in. the. 2007. NIOSH. report. entitled. “Progress. toward. Safe.
Nanotechnology. in. the. Workplace”. [55].. “Project. 1,. Generation. and. Character-
ization. of. Occupationally. Relevant. Airborne. Nanoparticles,”. includes. numerous.
accomplishments. relevant. to. the. characterization. and. workplace. measurement. of.
carbon.nanotubes.and.TiO
2
..Project.11,.Nanoparticles.in.the.Workplace,.is.designed.
to.develop.partnerships.with.industry,.academia,.and.other.government.agencies.for.
research.and.development.of.monitoring.instrumentation.and.protocols..Project.13,.
The.Measurement.and.Control.of.Workplace.Nanoparticles,.will.provide.a.basis.for.
