The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 39, September 29, 2002, Article 10

MORE ON EURO NICKEL ALLERGIES

  Gawain O'Connor writes: "In response to Martin Purdy's
  comment about euro allergy hogwash -

  The article about euros in the Sept. 14 issue of "Science
  News" shows a photo comparison to the nickel Swiss
  franc coin.  The pure nickel coin stays intact in their
  solution. So it appears that the bi-metallic aspect is what
  causes the problem, not the amount of nickel.

  The online version can be seen at
  http://www.sciencenews.org/20020914/fob1.asp

  The original article in Nature:

http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v419/n6903/full/419132a_fs.html

  [The Nature site requires a free registration.  -Editor]

  But it certainly could be that the study was prompted by
  bias against the new euro coins, as Mr. Purdy suggests."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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