Airborne metal nanoparticles released by azides detonation: determination and potential public exposure.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 Jul 2024
Historique:
received: 30 04 2024
accepted: 12 07 2024
medline: 28 7 2024
pubmed: 28 7 2024
entrez: 27 7 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Metal azides are highly energetic materials that release a large amount of gas upon detonation. They also release metal particles, generating an aerosol. The most common azide is sodium azide (NaN

Identifiants

pubmed: 39068190
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-67540-6
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-67540-6
doi:

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Journal Article

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eng

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IM

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17312

Subventions

Organisme : Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
ID : 184817
Organisme : Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
ID : 184817
Organisme : Bundesamt für Energie
ID : SI/502174
Organisme : Bundesamt für Energie
ID : SI/502174

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Tianyu Cen (T)

Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, PSI, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Environmental Engineering Institute (IIE, GR-LUD), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Zheyu Zhang (Z)

Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, PSI, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.

Laura Torrent (L)

Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, PSI, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona (UdG), 17003, Girona, Spain.

Elisabeth Müller (E)

Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Life Sciences, PSI, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.

Christian Ludwig (C)

Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, PSI, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Environmental Engineering Institute (IIE, GR-LUD), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Andrea Testino (A)

Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, PSI, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland. andrea.testino@psi.ch.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), School of Engineering, STI SMX-GE, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. andrea.testino@psi.ch.

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