Two Inhalation-Based Nanoparticle Deaths In China

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Two women are dead in China as a result of nanoparticle inhalation exposure of almost a year.

Without increased precautions, these are probably the first of many confirmed cases in the future of death due to nanoparticle exposure.

It's a terrible thing to have been right about, but here's the original article where we called exactly this type of health risk about ~2 years ago: Nanotech Ultra...

Hit the Reuters Link for the full beans, here: Reuters-Nanoparticle deaths in China

Big Hat Tip to Dan at Dan Sherman Design (!) for sending this tip in, and who may or may not also be a science fiction writer.


Original Photo: "Silica", by the brilliant and intuitive Ann Kristin Edvartsen, avariz.carbonmade.com


Links:
Reuters-Nanoparticle deaths in China
Nanotech Ultra...
Dan Sherman Design
Ann Kristin Edvartsen

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