Safe Work Australia, a government agency lacking regulatory authority, has
recommended that multi-walled and single-walled carbon nanotubes be
classified as hazardous unless they can be shown, on a case-by-case basis
with toxicological or other data, to merit a different classification. The agency
recently released a report titled “Human Health Hazard Assessment and
Classification of Carbon Nanotubes,” which concludes that the recommended
classification is supported by the available evidence. Specifically, Safe Work
Australia, seeks the classification “Harmful: Danger of serious damage to
health by prolonged exposure through inhalation.”

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