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- Control Banding applied to engineered nanomaterials: Short reviewPublication . Pereira, Andréa; Meira Castro, Ana C.; Baptista, J. SantosControl Banding (CB) methodology is one of the approaches developed on assessment and management of the risk of hazardous substances exposure. In the last decade, several CB tools were developed regarding workers’ exposure to nanomaterials. This review intends to identify CB methods already applied in occupational settings in industrial activities and laboratories with exposure to nanoma- terials, aiming to help the selection of a CB tool to be applied in a specific scenario, allowing to achieve most reliable results. The results of the data base search revealed seven CB tools applied to laboratories and industrial activities. Although the similarities, these tools present differences that may affect the con- sistency of the resulting conclusions. CB methodologies allow to define priorities in applying adequate control measures. However, the results also indicate that workplaces’ measurements and its comparison with CB results are valuable to support possible future adjustments to seek more consistent results.
- Health effects on workers exposed to engineered nanomaterials: Short reviewPublication . Pereira, André; Meira Castro, Ana C.; Costa, J. Torres; Baptista, J. SantosThe huge increase in the nanotechnology industry has also resulted in an enormous growth in the number of workers exposure in nanoparticles. Consequently, researches has been carried out regarding health and safety risks of engineered nanomaterials and the regulation of potencial new hazards is a global concern. However little is known about the impact of engineered nanomaterials in human health. This short review purpose is to identify the potencial human health effects resulting from occupational exposure to engineered nanomaterials, supported on data base search. the article search revealed 5 studies on health performed in work-places and 14 in vitro and in vivo studies. Lung inflammatory effects, cytoxicity, oxidative stress and DNA damage were the most referred as potencial health effects. However, more studies are still needed to obtain reliable data about nanomaterials effects on human health.