Episode 10 – Toxicology 101 with Sarah Urfer

On today’s episode of For Flux Sake Matt sits down with toxicologist Sarah Urfer to talk about the relative toxicity of ceramic materials. They discuss methods of absorption and the old adage “the dose makes the poison”.

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