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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2005, 2(1), 31–42 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 © 2005 by MDPI Cytotoxicity Assessment of Some Carbon Nanotubes and Related Carbon Nanoparticle Aggregates and the Implications for Anthropogenic Carbon Nanotube Aggregates in the Environment 1* 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 L. E. Murr , K. M. Garza , K. F. Soto , A. Carrasco , T. G. Powell , D. A. Ramirez , P. A. Guerrero , D. A. Lopez , 3 and J. Venzor III . 1Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA 2Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA 3Southwest Allergy and Asthma Associates, P.A., 10501 Vista del Sol, Suite 114, El Paso, Texas 79925, USA *Correspondence to Dr. L. E. Murr, Email: fekberg@ Received: 15 November 2004 / Accepted: 06 February 2005 / Published: 30 April 2005 Abstract: Nanotechnology and nanomaterials have become the new frontier world-wide over the past few years and prospects for the production and novel uses of large quantities of carbon nanotubes in particular are becoming an increasing reality. Correspondingly, the potential health risks