title: Exposure registries: overview and utility for nanomaterial workers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article provides the background for consideration of exposure registries to address potential disease risks in nanomaterial workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The history of exposure registries is reviewed with a focus on their purpose and criteria for establishment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A rationale is presented for developing registries of nanomaterial workers, and unresolved obstacles and challenges are identified. These include issues on inclusion criteria, funding, potential for legal risks, access to data, confidentiality of business information, privacy, and workers' expectations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  If society is to gain the benefits from nanotechnology, it must take precautions and demonstrate care for those, such as workers, who may be most at risk of adverse effects. Establishing exposure registries is a part of such a precautionary and caring approach.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. PSchulte@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: Diane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mundt
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasterlack
authors.forename: Karen B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Mulloy
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mundt
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures; D036103:Nanotechnology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*; D017132:Workplace