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Monday, August 25, 2014

Nanoparticles


Beyond Asbestos: Autoimmunity, Pollution, and Particles

Published: Aug 13, 2014
Recently, I wrote an article about some interesting research being done by Jean Pfau, PhD, of Idaho State University suggesting that workers who had been exposed to asbestos at the now-shuttered Zonolite mine in Montana were developing an as-yet undescribed autoimmune condition characterized by severe pain and restricted breathing.
Shortly thereafter, I received a phone call from Graham Cliff, PhD, of the University of Manchester in England, who has been a materials scientist for 40 years specializing in the health hazards of minute particles, including asbestos. He told me that the dangers of particle exposure extend far beyond asbestos, and suggested that I look into the effects of both air pollution and the emerging scientific discipline of nanoparticles, in which ultrafine particles are engineered for specific mechanical and biochemical properties./.../

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