Emerging Issues for Occupational Respiratory Disease
Project Information
| Principal Investigator | Kathleen Kreiss |
| Institution | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Project URL | View |
| Relevance to Implications | High |
| Class of Nanomaterial | Incidental Nanomaterials |
| Impact Sector | Human Health |
| Broad Research Categories |
Hazard Safety Risk Assessment |
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Funding Information
| Country | USA |
| Anticipated Total Funding | n/a |
| Annual Funding | n/a |
| Funding Source | NIOSH |
| Funding Mechanism | Intramural |
| Funding Sector | Government |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Anticipated End Year | 2009 |
Abstract/Summary
This project is addressing emerging issues for respiratory disease, including agents involving very fine, ultrafine or nanomaterials such as cobalt and tungsten carbide in the hard metal industry, vapors and particles of concentrated flavorings, and fungal fragments for indoor air quality.
