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Re:Dual Antibacterial Properties of Copper-Coated Nanotextur... by DannyBee on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @02:10AM (#40424717)
That safety record says that copper dust/particles are definitely toxic to humans and there are plenty of instances of it getting into things it should not so I'm not sure what you are trying to say.

If copper found its way into everything as invidiously as pfas has, that would be really bad

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Re:Dual Antibacterial Properties of Copper-Coated Nanotextur... by Aloisius on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:07PM (#40431064)
The safety record says elemental copper dust is an irritant outside very large doses and acute toxicity happens at levels above a gram.

Copper is already everywhere at levels far, far above PFAS. It is found naturally in all plants and animals and it has been used for everything from coinage to water pipes for upwards of six millennia.

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