Dear All,
The Group will doubtless be aware that I am no toxicologists, but I too have been delving into the literature on this new wonder substance that the current administration has invested a significant sum of tax payers moneys.
I found a summary of recent work on graphene toxicity in the following paper. (Thanks to Dr Andrew Maynard- Uni Michigan Risk Science Centre) "Nanotoxicity of Graphene and Graphene Oxide" - Amedea B. Seabra, Amauri J. Paula, Renata de Lima,Oswaldo L. Alves, and Nelson DurĂ¡n (Pub: Chemical Research in Toxicology)
So before the use of this material becomes so widespread would it not be wise to invest a little of our hard earned/saved public funds on addressing some of the significant knowledge gaps presented by this and other papers. It would indeed be a shame if government was later found to be investing in yet another "asbestos like" public health disaster.
Best wishes to all,
David E Jackson
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