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This material reminds me of asbestos in many ways. Would there be any health problems with repeated exposure to billions of tiny fibres like this?
by teamonkey 15y ago
This material reminds me of asbestos in many ways. Would there be any health problems with repeated exposure to billions of tiny fibres like this?
- nobody3141592 15y agoThe jury is still out on exactly how bad nano-tubes are but the good news is that they are generally too small to block your lungs in the same was a soot particles and too soft to cause any mechanical damage. Asbestos fibres are much larger and much stronger - it's like comparing steel drill swarf to chocolate flakes!