Should workplace exposures to nanomaterials be controlled, and if so, how?
Identifying appropriate control methods depends on knowing the characteristics of the nanomaterial, how exposures to nanomaterials can occur in the workplace, what are the potential effects of workplace exposure to a given material, and how can exposures to nanomaterials be measured accurately and reliably. By advancing research in these areas, NIOSH and its partners hope to generate new data for answering questions about controls.