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Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards of Nanomaterials in Construction Sites

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The use of nanomaterials has become increasing in the field of construction to enhance the structural strength of the building and to conserve energy. Besides the foreseeable advantages of nanoproducts, many of the nanotoxicology studies have revealed that the impacts on both health and environment are severe. As large amount of nanomaterials are used in construction sites, its adverse effects on workers’ health and environment have to be addressed. Risk assessment (RA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) are the effective tools which are used to quantify the risk of both workers and environment. The quantified risk value gives a clear picture about the hazards which made the environment to get depleted as well as the occupational risk of workers. The most promising technical recommendations are suggested in order to overcome the risk of nanoproducts which are used in construction sites.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India

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    V. Arumugaprabu

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Ajith, S., Arumugaprabu, V. (2021). Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards of Nanomaterials in Construction Sites. In: Handbook of Consumer Nanoproducts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6453-6_66-1

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