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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2011

Nanoexposure, unusual diseases, and new health and safety concerns.

Yuguo Song, Shichuan Tang

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Neurotoxicity of nanoscale materials.Journal of food and drug analysis · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yuguo SongDepartment of Occupational Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, No. 8 Gongtinan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China. songrain123@hotmail.com
Shichuan Tang

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating studies in animals have shown that nanoparticles could cause unusual rapid lung injury and extrapulmonary toxicity. Whether exposure of workers to nanoparticles may result in some unexpected damage as seen in animals is still a big concern. We previously reported findings regarding a group of patients exposed to nanoparticles and presenting with an unusual disease. The reported disease was characterized by bilateral chest fluid, pulmonary fibrosis, pleural granuloma, and multiorgan damage and was highly associated with the nanoparticle exposure. To strengthen this association, further information on exposure and the disease was collected and discussed. Our studies show that some kinds of nanomaterials, such as silica nanoparticles and nanosilicates, may be very toxic and even fatal to occupational workers exposed to them without any effective personal protective equipment. More research and collaborative efforts on nanosafety are required in order to prevent and minimize the potential hazards of nanomaterials to humans and the environment.

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Environmental ExposurePublic HealthAdolescentAdultAnimalsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNanoparticlesPneumoconiosisSafetySilicon DioxideYoung AdultSilicon Dioxidelung injurynanosilicatepleural effusionsilica nanoparticle

Identifiers

PMID22125440
PMCPMC3201677

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