Characterization and control of occupational exposure to nanoparticles Abstract Very little is known about levels of exposure to ultrafine particles and nanoparticles in workplaces. The aim of this project is to estimate the concentration of ultrafine particles in aluminum smelter workers, apprentice welders and nanoparticle producers. It will study the variables determining exposure, the effect that their modification may have on the concentrations, and the possibility that these determining variables can act directly on exposure, based on the size distribution of the particles. By characterizing still unexplored exposures and by determining potential variables that can be modified, workers’ exposure can be evaluated in an emerging technological field. This will then allow better control of particle emissions and thus reduce the risks to which the workers are exposed. Produced Under this Project Scientific Reports Characterization and control of occupational exposure to nanoparticles and ultrafine particles Research Report: R-746, R-777 Video Reports and Conferences Characterization and control of occupational exposure to nanoparticles Conference: CF-098 Simplified Articles NanoparticulesMise à jour du Guide de bonnes pratiques Volume 28, n0 1 Scientific Publications Beryllium and nuisance dust exposure among decontamination workers at an abandoned metal casting workshop in Quebec, CanadaDufresne A., Campbell B., Viau S., Dion C., Perrault G.Source : in New Frontiers in Science and Practice : American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition / AIHCE (May 22-27, 2010 : Denver, USA), 2010Exposition et caractérisation des particules ultrafines lors de la production primaire d'aluminium utilisant le procédé Soderberg et celui des anodes précuitesDebia M., Tardif R., Dufresne A.Source : in Au-delà de nos perceptions... une culture de prévention : Congrès de l'Association québécoise pour l'hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail / AQHSST (32e : 12-14 mai, 2010 : Lévis, Canada), 2010Ultrafine particle (UFP) exposures in an aluminium smelter : Soderberg vs. Prebake PotroomsDebia M., Weichenthal S., Tardif R., Dufresne A.Source : Environment and Pollution, vol. 1, no 1, 2012, p. 2-11Évaluation de l'exposition aux particules ultrafines des apprentis soudeursDebia M., Weichenthal S., Tardif R., Dufresne A.Source : in La prévention un investissement qui rapporte : Congrès de l'AQHSST, (33e : 11-13 mai, 2011 : Trois-Rivières, Canada), 2011Ultrafine particles (UFP) exposures in the Soderberg and Prebake processes of an aluminium smelterDufresne A., Debia M., Tardif R., Weichenthal S.Source : in Innovate. Integrate. Inspire : American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exhibition / AIHCE (May 14-19, 2011 : Portland, USA), 2011EquiNanos: innovative team for nanoparticle risk managementNadeau S., Bouchard M., Debia M., DeMarcellis-Warin N., Halle S., Songmene V., Therrien M.-C., Wilkinson K., Ateme-Nguema B., Dufour G., Dufresne A., Fatisson J., Haddad S., Hadioui M., Kouam J., Morency F., Tardif R., Viens M., Weichenthal S., Viau C., Cumus M.Source : Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, vol. 9, 2013, p. 22-24Workplace safety in polymer nanocomposite researchCattin C., Debia M., Dufresne A., Hubert P.Source : in MRS Online Proceedings Library, vol.1413, January 2012Évaluation de l'exposition aux nanoparticules de synthèse dans trois laboratoires de recherches du QuébecDebia M., Tardif R., Weichenthal S., Cattin C., Hubert P., Dufresne A.Source : in L'hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail dans un monde en mutation : Congrès de l'AQHSST, (34e : 16-18 mai, 2012, Gatineau, Canada), 2012Ultrafine particles exposure in apprentice weldersDebia M., Weichenthal S., Dufresne A.Source : Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2014, vol. 11, no 1, p. D1-D9 Other Project(s) You May be Interested in Evaluating unintentional occupational exposure to nanometric particles Additional Information Type: Project Number: 0099-7890 Status: Completed Year of completion: 2012 Research Field: Chemical and Biological Hazard Prevention Team: André Dufresne (Université de Montréal)Scott Weichenthal (Santé Canada)Robert Tardif (Université de Montréal)