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Can Asbestos Help Us Understand Nanotoxicity?
Roland Piquepaille writes "Occupational Hazards is running an interesting article about how using our knowledge of asbestos could help us to assess the risks from nanoparticles, or their nanotoxicity. Today, it's unknown if nanomaterials under development are dangerous to human beings or to our environment. Some people think that nanoparticles can move to our lungs or our brains, presenting a significant threat to our health. Other scientists think there is no danger because we have been exposed to nanoparticles for thousands of years, such as ashes from volcanic eruptions. For example, nanotubes which are now used for many industrial developments, have similar shapes as fibers like asbestos, being long and extremely thin. And like nanomaterials today, asbestos was considered as harmless when humans were exposed to it. While the comparison has some merit, more research needs to be done before drawing any conclusion."
Boihazard == Bad
Nanotoxins == Bad
What part of dead are you having trouble understanding?
Weird, occupationalhazards.com isn't registered to Roland Piquepaille. What's the catch?
The chances are minute.
Nay, those are the very Sacred Properties of His Noodly Appendage. Carbon Nanotubes are merely the newest Tower Of Babel - a feeble attempt to use puny "science" to achieve Sublime Pastaness.
Carbon... pah! It's carbohydrates that are pure and holy!
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
Nanotoxicity? If you ask me, anyone stupid enough to eat their iPod deserves what they get.
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