Risk review suggests that carbon nanotubes be treated, for now, 'as if' hazardous

Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 05:20 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new paper published by the Society for Risk Analysis, a UC Berkeley researcher argues for caution when dealing with carbon nanotubes. Because environmental and health information on carbon nanotubes is incomplete and sometimes conflicting, an "anticipatory governance" approach to the technology is needed, says post-doc researcher Mark Philbrick.

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