June 1, 2007
There's something in the air in Rome: cocaine
ROME (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered particles of cocaine and
marijuana, as well as caffeine and tobacco, in the air of Italy's capital,
they said on Thursday.The concentration of drugs was heaviest in
the air around Rome's Sapienza university, though the National
Research Council's Dr. Angelo Cecinato warned against drawing
conclusions about students' recreational habits.Calling their study
"the first in the world to show the presence of particles of cocaine
suspended in the atmosphere of the city", the researchers said
they took samples in Rome, the southern city of Taranto and in
Algiers in North Africa.
Nicotine and caffeine were detected in all three, "showing how
widespread consumption of these substances is and how they
remain in the atmosphere",state-funded CNR said in a statement.
The concentration of cocaine in Rome's atmosphere was only
0.1 nanogrammes(1 nanogramme is one billionth of a gramme)
per cubic metre at its height during winter months, the researchers
said. But the conclusions were worrying for public health.
"It is well documented that even small concentrations in the air of
these pollutants can seriously damage health," said Dr. Ivo Allegrini
of the CNR's Institute for Atmospheric Pollution.
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Well, wouldn't day this might not be true....There're actually quite a
lot of interesting news these days as some scandals are being
exposed like child being molested by their teacher at school ecc..then
the Vatican's scandal.. compared to usual day while they discuss more
about the weather and showgirls than anything else, these are more
like real news..
There's something in the air in Rome: cocaine
ROME (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered particles of cocaine and
marijuana, as well as caffeine and tobacco, in the air of Italy's capital,
they said on Thursday.The concentration of drugs was heaviest in
the air around Rome's Sapienza university, though the National
Research Council's Dr. Angelo Cecinato warned against drawing
conclusions about students' recreational habits.Calling their study
"the first in the world to show the presence of particles of cocaine
suspended in the atmosphere of the city", the researchers said
they took samples in Rome, the southern city of Taranto and in
Algiers in North Africa.
Nicotine and caffeine were detected in all three, "showing how
widespread consumption of these substances is and how they
remain in the atmosphere",state-funded CNR said in a statement.
The concentration of cocaine in Rome's atmosphere was only
0.1 nanogrammes(1 nanogramme is one billionth of a gramme)
per cubic metre at its height during winter months, the researchers
said. But the conclusions were worrying for public health.
"It is well documented that even small concentrations in the air of
these pollutants can seriously damage health," said Dr. Ivo Allegrini
of the CNR's Institute for Atmospheric Pollution.
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Well, wouldn't day this might not be true....There're actually quite a
lot of interesting news these days as some scandals are being
exposed like child being molested by their teacher at school ecc..then
the Vatican's scandal.. compared to usual day while they discuss more
about the weather and showgirls than anything else, these are more
like real news..
