List of Figures
Figure 1. Atomic structure of a spherical fullerene
Figure 2. How control measures are incorporated into an occupational safety and health management system
Figure 3. Worker reaching into drum
Figure 4. Graphical representation of the hierarchy of controls
Figure 5. Four primary filter collection mechanisms
Figure 6. Collection efficiency curve: fractional collection efficiency versus particle diameter for a typical filter
Figure 7. A large-scale ventilated reactor enclosure used to contain production furnaces to mitigate particle emissions in the workplace
Figure 8. A canopy hood used to control emissions from hot processes
Figure 9. Schematic illustration of how wakes caused by the human body can transport air contaminants into the worker's breathing zone
Figure 10. Nano containment hood adapted from a pharmaceutical balance enclosure
Figure 11. A tabletop model of a Class II, Type A2 biological safety cabinet (BSC)
Figure 12. A glove box isolator for handling substances that require a high level of containment
Figure 13. Air curtain safety cabinet hood that uses push-pull ventilation
Figure 14. Ventilated collar-type exhaust hoods for containing dust during product discharge or manual bag filling
Figure 15. An inflatable seal is used to contain nanopowders/dusts as they are discharged from a process such as spray drying
Figure 16. A continuous liner product off-loading system that uses a continuous feed of bag liners fitted to the process outlet to isolate and contain process emissions and product
Figure 17. A ventilated bag-dumping station that reduces dust emissions during the emptying of product from bags into a process hopper
Figure 18. A laminar downflow booth for handling large quantities of powders
Figure 19. Bag in/bag out procedures. This photo shows the removal of a dirty air filter from a ventilation unit into a plastic bag to minimize worker exposure to particles captured by the filter unit
Figure 20. Operating principle of a Pitot tube (left) and different types of Pitot tubes (right)
Figure 21. Smoke generator to visualize airflow
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Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in 'Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes
