Nano-Safety: What We Need to Know to Protect Workers

Nanotechnology safety is the practice of handling engineered nanomaterials in production and manufacturing. Good practice consists of understanding and interpreting Material Safety Data Sheets, behaving safely when working with yet unknown nanomaterials, understanding health effects, and proactively creating safety measures against potential hazards. This book introduces nanotechnology risk management to readers from academia and industry.

• Nano-safety is an important topic with the addition of nanoparticles in many consumer products.


• Includes questions at the end of every chapter.


• Written by top scientists from academia and industry.