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NANO BASED MANUFACTURING: A SURVEY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS

SEQUEIRA, REYNOLD F. M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1115953612

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2005, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Industrial Engineering.
BACKGROUND- Nanotechnology is evolving to become one of the leading industries in the US and the rest of the world. However, present day researches on the health impacts of nanotechnology have not yielded conclusive results yet. Scientists worldwide, recently, have started taking up these initiatives, and are coming up with credible work elaborating & investigating these issues.OBJECTIVE- This report focuses on health and environmental hazards involving various aspects of nanomaterials during manufacture & research; concerns, considerations and strategies to be adopted in the future, with respect to the populace involved directly or indirectly with it. It evaluates the associated risks & technologies in terms of assessment & mitigation management and suggests methods to obviate these.METHODS- Information from scientific journals, project studies, environmental & worker protection agency reports etc. has been used as the main tool for this study. The six sigma DMAIC framework, vide Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control, have been used as a guideline to assimilate opinions of the experts, to arrive at the conclusions. RESULTS- Experimental research studies establish the ability of nano-materials to penetrate and cause damage to tissues & cells. The susceptibility of the personnel associated in the production, which are more likely to develop this condition; and are at risk, have been analyzed to identify considerations and targets and to develop a strategy for continued research framework. CONCLUSIONS - Findings of this study emphasize that nanotechnology might pose a health and environmental hazard, not irremediable however, unless adequate preventive measures are developed & implemented. Owing to its likelihoods of having unfavorable health effects on people dealing with experiments and manufacture of nanomaterials, studies to identify the adverse effects of nanotechnology have to be conducted in pace with commercialization of nanotechnology.
Dr. Ash Genaidy (Advisor)
72 p.
nanotechnology; nanoparticles; health effects; environmental effects

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  • SEQUEIRA, R. F. M. (2005). NANO BASED MANUFACTURING: A SURVEY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1115953612

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • SEQUEIRA, REYNOLD. NANO BASED MANUFACTURING: A SURVEY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS. 2005. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1115953612.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • SEQUEIRA, REYNOLD. "NANO BASED MANUFACTURING: A SURVEY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECTS." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1115953612

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