Objectif
Due to their unique properties, engineered nanoparticles (ENP) are now used for a myriad of novel applications with great economic and technological importance. However, some of these properties, especially their surface reactivity, have raised health concerns, which have prompted scientists, regulators, and industry to seek consensus protocols for the safe production and use of the different forms of ENP. There is currently a shortage of field-worthy, cost-effective ways - especially in real time - for reliable assessment of exposure levels to ENP in workplace air. In addition to the problems with the size distribution, a major uncertainty in the safety assessment of airborne ENP arises from the lack of knowledge of their physical and chemical properties, and the levels of exposure. A special challenge of ENP monitoring is to separate ubiquitous background nanoparticles from different sources from the ENP. Here the main project goal is to develop innovative concepts and reliable methods for characterizing ENP in workplace air with novel, portable and easy-to-use devices suitable for workplaces. Additional research objectives are (1) identification of relevant physico-chemical properties and metrics of airborne ENP; establishment of reference materials; (2) exploring the association between physico-chemical and toxicological properties of ENP; (3) analyzing industrial processes as a source of ENP in workplace air; (4) developing methods for calibration and testing of the novel devices in real and simulated exposure situations; and (5) dissemination of the research results to promote the safe use of ENP through guidance, standards and education, implementing of safety objectives in ENP production and handling, and promotion of safety related collaborations through an international nanosafety platform.
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FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinateur
00250 Helsinki
Finlande
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02150 Espoo
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L20 7HS Bootle Merseyside
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2595 DA Den Haag
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76131 Karlsruhe
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47229 Duisburg
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10117 Berlin
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75011 Paris
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2100 Kobenhavn
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10691 Stockholm
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83404 AINRING
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33700 TAMPERE
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CT5 4EY WHITSTABLE
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52068 AACHEN
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1363 Hovik
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44149 Dortmund
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33720 Tampere
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00 701 Warszawa
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70211 KUOPIO
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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67063 Ludwigshafen Am Rhein
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80686 Munchen
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69115 Heidelberg
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EH14 4AP Edinburgh
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70178 STUTTGART
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22100 Lund
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