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Published online 12 September 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020909-9
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High nickel release from 1- and 2-euro coins
New coins release more than enough nickel to trigger dermatitis.
Euros break the European Union's own rules. The currency, adopted by most of Europe at the beginning of this year, can release up to 320 times the amount of nickel that European Union (EU) regulations say triggers skin reactions in people allergic to the metal.
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