May 6, 2013

UBIQUITOUS ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS CAUSE LUNG INFLAMMATION, STUDY FINDS




Substances are used in everything from paint to sporting equipment

A consortium of scientists from across the country has found that breathing ultrafine particles from a large family of materials that increasingly are found in a host of household and commercial products, from sunscreens to the ink in copy machines to super-strong but lightweight sporting equipment, can cause lung inflammation and damage.