Actually, it is naturally occurring. Lightning and other electrical arcs will 
create it. The discovery is an interesting story in itself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene>

Bruce


> On Dec 11, 2014, at 5:00 PM, via EV <[email protected] 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:21:39 +0000
> From: Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> To: evdl <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: [EVDL] nanocarbon effects on environment?
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> From a technological point of view, nanocarbons are providing for 
> incredible new products from batteries to textiles.  However, I've seen 
> nothing about their long term effects on the environment.  What will 
> happen as more and more products containing nanocarbons end up in the 
> soils, rivers, and oceans?
> 
> They aren't a naturally occurring material so, I presume, there are no 
> natural ways for organisms to process them.  Will they simply pass 
> through?  Will they have effects like asbestos?  Will they act more like 
> radioactive particles and affect DNA?
> 
> There seems to be scant research on this, or at least scant publicity.  
> Should our governments be more proactive in ensuring proper recycling or 
> destruction of no-longer wanted products containing nanocarbon?
> 
> Peri
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