Journal
NANOTOXICOLOGY
Volume 10, Issue 7, Pages 945-956Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2016.1148793
Keywords
Clearance; dosimetry; occupational exposure; silver nanoparticles; subchronic inhalation
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- NCNHIR Consortium
- NIH/NIEHS [U19ES019545, P30ES07033]
- EPA STAR Grant [RD83573801]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology by the Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry Energy [10059135]
- NIEHS Grant [P30 ESO1247]
- Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) [10059135] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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With the increased production and widespread commercial use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), human and environmental exposures to silver nanoparticles are inevitably increasing. In particular, persons manufacturing and handling silver nanoparticles and silver nanoparticle containing products are at risk of exposure, potentially resulting in health hazards. While silver dusts, consisting of micro-sized particles and soluble compounds have established occupational exposure limits (OELs), silver nanoparticles exhibit different physicochemical properties from bulk materials. Therefore, we assessed silver nanoparticle exposure and related health hazards in order to determine whether an additional OEL may be needed. Dosimetric evaluations in our study identified the liver as the most sensitive target organ following inhalation exposure, and as such serves as the critical target organ for setting an occupational exposure standard for airborne silver nanoparticles. This study proposes an OEL of 0.19g/m(3) for silver nanoparticles derived from benchmark concentrations (BMCs) from subchronic rat inhalation toxicity assessments and the human equivalent concentration (HEC) with kinetic considerations and additional uncertainty factors. It is anticipated that this level will protect workers from potential health hazards, including lung, liver, and skin damage.
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