Risks and Control of Nanomaterials

TREVOR OGDEN*

British Occupational Hygiene Society, Melbourne Business Court, Derby DE24 8LZ, UK ? *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. +44 1332 298101 ogden{at}ogs.org.uk Received April 28, 2012. Revision received April 20, 2012. Accepted April 20, 2012. In this issue we bring together 12 articles on
nanomaterials and approaches to risk control. The issue opens with a review by Eileen Kuempel and colleagues of the research needs for effective management of these materials. This is followed by
two items on tools for control: a review of control banding and a report of discussions on reference values. Then an article describes the development of a practical generic approach to control, applying the popular tool Stoffenmanager to nanoparticles.

After this come two articles on exposure: one in the new field of manufacture of nanotubes …
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