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Toxicity of Lunar Dust to Human and Other Biological Systems: Enabling Safe Lunar Exploration

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Toxicity of Lunar Dust to Human and Other Biological Systems: Enabling Safe Lunar Exploration

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The authors of this white paper advocate a new Space Biology effort to investigate the fundamental properties of in situ lunar dust, with a focus on the enhancement of chemical reactivity and toxicity that arises from the lunar environment, including radiation, particle comminution (fracturing) by micrometeorites, and other processes on the lunar surface. This investigative effort will help to prepare for the safe return of astronauts to the moon and will help to elucidate the nature of the interactions of lunar dust with other biological systems that accompany human explorers.

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