December 2010
GENERAL INTEREST: NANOPARTICLES SHOWING UP IN THE... →
chemicalfreeskinny:
A new study provides the first evidence that nanoparticles can build up in a terrestrial food chain. (Environ. Sci. Technol., DOI: 10.1021/es103031a).
Increasingly, manufacturers add nanomaterials such as silver, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide to clothing and cosmetics. As a result, the chemicals have started to appear in municipal wastewater, says Kentucky...