Rice University study of lung cells suggests anthropogenic carbon nanotubes are common pollutants

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By mmillikinOct 21, 2015, 5:00 am261 pts
Rice University scientists, working with colleagues in France, have detected the presence of anthropogenic carbon nanotubes (CBTs) in cells extracted from the airways of Parisian children under routine treatment for asthma. These nanostructures are similar to those present in dusts and vehicle exhausts…

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