Assignments Week 4
April 23 – Nanoparticles
Ling Cui
Readings:
- Methner M, Beaucham C, Crawford C et al. Field application of the nanoparticle emission assessment technique (NEAT): task-based air monitoring during the processing of ngineered nanomaterials (ENM) at four facilities. J Occup Environ Hyg 2012;9:543-55.
- Bakand S, Hayes A, Dechsakulthorn F. Nanoparticles: a review of particle toxicology following
- inhalation exposure. Inhal Toxicol 2012;24:125-35.
- Oberdorster G. Safety assessment for nanotechnology and nanomedicine: concepts of nanotoxicology. J Intern Med 2010;267:89-105.
April 25 – Ionizing radiation
Scott Davis
Readings:
- Boice JD. Chapter 15: Ionizing Radiation. In Schottenfeld D, Fraumeni JF Jr (eds). Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. Third Edition. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2006.
- Davis S, Stepanenko V, Rivkind N, et al. Risk of thyroid cancer in the Bryansk Oblast of the Russian Federation after the Chernobyl Power Station accident. Rad Res 2004;162:241-248.
- Kopecky KJ, Stepanenko V, Rivkind N, et al. Childhood Thyroid Cancer, Radiation Dose from Chernobyl, and Dose Uncertainties in Bryansk Oblast, Russia: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Rad Res 2006;166:367-374.
- Cardis E, Howe G, Ron E, et al. Cancer consequences of the Chernobyl accident: 20 years on. J Radiol Prot 2006;26:127-140.