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The next asbestos: Carbon nanotubes linked with mesothelioma in rodent study

May 20, 2008

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

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asbestos, carbon, chemicals, chemistry, mesothelioma, nanotechnologies, nanotubes, toxic

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes cause asbestos-like damage in test mice. That is what a new study is just out today in Nature Nanotechology is reporting, titled: Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot...continued

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