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Carbon nanotubes health hazards
I found a reference in another group (comp.arch) to health problems
with nanotubes. Dave Hansen wrote: Kai Harrekilde-Petersen wrote: Are CNT based on C-60 "footballs"? - there was an article recently about some serious health safety problems with carbon nanotubes, in the danish Ingeniøren periodical (Engineering Weekly, http://ing.dk - alas, it requires login and besides, it's in danish). Tumors in mice, fish getting braindamages, pretty nasty stuff. First-pass google... Fish exposed to water-soluable form: http://www.technologyreview.com/TRBl...93,293,p1.html Inhalation studies with mice: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050319/fob1.asp -- http://www.mat.uc.pt/~rps/ ..pt is Portugal| `Whom the gods love die young'-Menander (342-292 BC) Europe | Villeneuve 50-82, Toivonen 56-86, Senna 60-94 |
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Carbon nanotubes health hazards
Rui Pedro Mendes Salgueiro wrote:
I found a reference in another group (comp.arch) to health problems This is all nanotubes in a breathable form. Much as with asbestos cement, it's not a risk if it's in a big lump. |
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