Nanoparticles in the Home: More and Smaller Than Previously Detected

Contact: Evelyn Brown
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Nanoparticles in the Home: More and Smaller Than Previously Detected

Caption: NIST researcher Cynthia Howard Reed and guest researcher Lance Wallace measure nanoparticles emitted by common household appliances. The new experiments can measure 'ultrafine particles' ranging in size from 2 to 10 nanometers.

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