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RISKS OF SELECTED FIELD OF NANOMATERIALS

Petra Roupcová, Karel Klouda, Lenka Kissiková, Jan Slaný

First published: 2023-10-01https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2023/6.1/s24.09View metrics

Abstract

Working in stone quarrying and stone processing poses certain risks that must not be underestimated. The safety of workers must be paramount, where work-related injuries can occur, so the use of appropriate personal protective equipment is important, but the less visible risks, such as inhalation of granite stone dust, which can penetrate the respiratory tract, lungs and lung chambers, causing silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disease or lung cancer, must not be underestimated. Chemically, granite dust consists of silica, which is the most abundant, and alumina, potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, ferric and magnesium oxides. For this reason, it is important to take all the nanoparticles of granite stone dust into account and see if they show toxic effects, for example. The aim was to carry out measurements of the concentration of released nanoparticles during granite processing in a selected stone quarry.

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Title
RISKS OF SELECTED FIELD OF NANOMATERIALS
Authors
Petra Roupcová, Karel Klouda, Lenka Kissiková, Jan Slaný
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference- EXPO Proceedings; 23rd SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Proceedings 2023, Nano, Bio, Green and Space: Technologies for a Sustainable Future, Vol. 23, Issue 6.1
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2023
Pages
77-86
SWS Citekey
Roupcova2023247786
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
978-619-7603-61-3
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Proceedings contents
Open official contents
Keywords
nanoparticlesduststoneworkgranitephytotoxicity
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