By Bashir M Mohamed & all.Trinity College Dublin. June 2012
This study shows how nanometer size tiny substances present in polluted-air or smoke can trigger human diseases. Polluted-air contains thousands of health-damaging nanometer size tiny particles. These tiny pollutants penetrate deep into the lungs and are an important factor in the development of various diseases.
Source:http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/full/10.2217/nnm.11.177