US EPA

3545437 

Journal Article 

[Particle toxicology: From coal mining to nanotechnology] 

Borm, PJA 

2004 

1 

Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie
ISSN: 0944-2502
EISSN: 2198-0713 

54 

6 

188-197 

German 

Research into the toxicology of particulate matter is closely related to industrial operations and to certain materials such as coal, asbestos, glass wool and more recently, airborne dust. The study of the effects of inhaled particles is no longer limited to the lungs. It is now believed that the particles enter the bloodstream and that the inflammation of the lungs gives rise to systemic effects. Developments in the field of nanotechnology are causing new materials composed of ultrafine particles to appear, whose health hazards are still unknown even if inhalation exposure risks are considered minimal. Toxicological research efforts therefore need to be focused on the activity and biological effects of ultrafine particles as well as on the influence of their surface and their size on these effects. 

airborne dust; nanoparticles; respirable dust; toxicology; coal mining; health hazards; new technologies; particle size; research; Dust, aerosols and related diseases; Chemical safety; Periodical articles