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Business/Financial Desk | April 14, 2003, Monday
Research Shows Hazards in Tiny Particles

By BARNABY J. FEDER (NYT) 427 words
Late Edition - Final , Section C , Page 8 , Column 4

ABSTRACT - Review of research on nanoscale materials suggests that tiny particles are often toxic because of their size and are likely to pose health hazards, especially to workers making them (S) A new review of research on nanoscale materials suggests that tiny particles are often toxic because of their size and are likely to pose health hazards, especially to workers making them.

Dr. Vyvyan Howard, a pathology specialist at the University of Liverpool who examined results from 27 studies published since 1984, said that the type of material a particle is made of appears to be much less related to how hazardous it is than its size at such small scales.

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