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UNREGULATED NANOPARTICLES FROM DIESEL ENGINES INHIBIT LUNGS
August 20, 2008
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 20 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

Diesel engines emit countless carbon nanoparticles into the air, slipping through government regulation and vehicle filters. A new University of Michigan simulation shows that these nanoparticles can get trapped in the lungs and inhibit the function of a fluid that facilitates breathing.

Lung surfactant is a fluid containing protein and lipid molecules. It reduces surface tens . . .

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