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Toxicity of Naturally-Occurring and Man-made Nanoparticles

Agenda. Background informationNaturally-occurring toxic nanoparticlesIncidental man-made particlesEngineered man-made particlesContemporary cases and Issues. Definition. Nanoparticle: particles that range in size from 1 to 100 nm Nanometer: = 10-9 mNanotechnology:deals with dimensions les

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Toxicity of Naturally-Occurring and Man-made Nanoparticles

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    1. Toxicity of Naturally-Occurring and Man-made Nanoparticles Presented by: Tina Suen, Nisha Kailai, Denise Lieu, and Ikran Aden BIOL 475 February 29th, 2012

    2. Agenda Background information Naturally-occurring toxic nanoparticles Incidental man-made particles Engineered man-made particles Contemporary cases and Issues

    3. Definition Nanoparticle: particles that range in size from 1 to 100 nm Nanometer: = 10-9 m Nanotechnology: deals with dimensions less than 100 nm (especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules)

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