Researchers have come out and stated that certain types of carbon nanotubes cause cancer to develop just as asbestos does.
The study looked at long and short-term exposure to carbon nanotubes. What they found was that long and thin carbon nanotubes were just as dangerous as asbestos filters in leading to the development of cancer.
One positive finding was that short or curly carbon nanotubes were found to not be as harmful as asbestos.
This means that carbon nanotubes can be made so that they do not pose the same cancer risks to the lungs.
The findings of their study have been reported in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.