Click on the title link below to view the NIOSH article on employee protection similarities between carbon nanotubes and asbestos.
Nanotechnology: Should carbon nanotubes be handled in the workplace like asbestos?
via NIOSH Science Blog on 5/20/08
Posted May 20, 2008, by Vladimir V. Murashov, Ph.D. Do the nanoparticles used in nanotechnology pose unintended risks of illness or injury for workers employed in the industry? The NIOSH Science Blog looks at one nanomaterial - carbon nanotubes-- and discusses new research findings about their similarities to asbestos and how they should be handled in the workplace to protect workers.
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