Mounting evidence that carbon nanotubes may be the new asbestos
"Carbon nanotubes – thin, hollow cylinders made of carbon atoms – look very much like asbestos. In 2004, the United Kingdom’s Royal Society and risk specialists at the world’s second largest reinsurance agent Swiss Re warned that once in our lungs, nanotubes may also behave like asbestos. Since...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Fitzroy, VIC
2008
Friends of the Earth Australia |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19137791124919559739-Mounting-evidence-that-carbon-.htm |
| Summary: | "Carbon nanotubes – thin, hollow cylinders made of carbon atoms – look very much like asbestos. In 2004, the United Kingdom’s Royal Society and risk specialists at the world’s second largest reinsurance agent Swiss Re warned that once in our lungs, nanotubes may also behave like asbestos. Since then, a series of experiments have demonstrated that these warnings were well-founded. ..." |
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| Physical Description: | 16 p. Digital |