Carbon nanotubes found in childrens lungs - Essay Example

Reflection Carbon nanotubes found in children’s lungs for the first time In my opinion the article ‘’Carbon nanotubes found in children’s lungs for the first time’’ is a thought provoking and important article from health point of view. Nano particles and Nano technology has gained much attention in the recent years as an important tools in science and technology. But this article point outs the deposition of these nanotubes of carbon in the lungs of children and its asthma causing effects.

The article tells us that Nano-particles of carbon have been found in the lungs of children with asthma. But the information provided is a bit vague. It points towards a hypothesis that is still unproven as there hasn’t been any work done on this topic. So we can’t say that Carbon Nano-particles can be the cause of asthma and other diseases in children. Moreover as the research is done only on asthma patients and not on other children, we can’t ignore the fact that there are bright chances of presence of nano-particles of carbon in the lungs/body of healthy children.

This finding is accidental and unproven; more work should be done before publically posting any such finding. At the end, the writer tells that Jonathan Grigg at Queen Marry, University of London thinks that Nano-particles are unlikely to cause the disease. In this way he simply rejects that vague hypothesis he supported in the start. Moreover in the section with heading as “caution” he hasn’t really suggested any caution for the readers. Indeed he just simply rejects the hypothesis presented in the first part of this article.

So overall it is an article that leaves confusion in the mind of reader. 2. Your Sunscreen is Killing Earths Coral Reefs In my opinion the article entitled “Your Sunscreen is Killing Earths Coral Reefs’’ is basically an informative article, pointing towards the hazardous effects of “oxybenzone’’; a compound found in sunscreens and many skin care products. Coral reefs are very important resource for medicine, food, economy and protection from environmental factors; i.e a natural barrier protecting coastal cities, communities and beaches.

So, overall it is a nice effort to provide awareness and tell people how skin care products are affecting the coral reefs. But it has a few flaws in it. Firstly, a few slang words are used in this article that doesn’t suit any article addressing an important issue in academic tone. Secondly, information provided in this article is without reference to authentic sources. Thirdly, article discusses the hazardous effect of only one ingredient of sunscreen products, i.e. oxybenzone. Whereas in fact there are many other ingredients of sunscreen products that shows more or less similar effects.

Moreover, the writer blames skin care products for the death of coral reefs, while there are many other factors that contribute equally in the bleaching and destruction of coral reefs e.g. warming of water, fishing using cyanide and over acidification etc. Lastly, the write oversimplifies the situation by saying that the ultimate solution of this problem is to stop wearing sunscreens that contain oxybenzone. This is something that is not acceptable to many of the readers who are using these products since years.

Specially, the people using popular brands will never agree on discontinuing the use of these products. Except these five points, I found the article very in Works Cited Stone, Maddie. "Your Sunscreen is Killing Earths Coral Reefs." Gizmodo. Gizmodo, 21 Oct. 2015. Web. 3 Nov. 2015. Wong, Sam. "Carbon Nanotubes Found in Childrens Lungs for the First Time." New Scientist. New Scientist, 21 Oct. 2015. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.