And why are we wasting our time doing this?." Rossman says the risk from serpentine are low.

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A mineralogist at the California Institute of Technology, Rossman says serpentine is only dangerous if you grind it up and inhale the particles.

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Rossman points to a string of e-mails from colleagues around the world who call the bill misguided, and see it as an example of California foolishness.

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Rossman, a former Apple Computer executive who also headed the failed pen-based company Eo, owns 3.5 million Phone.com shares.

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Alain Rossman was desperate after three years of pushing his design for a way to meld the web and wireless technology.

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Rossman retreated to a hallway and spent a fraught half-hour pacing.

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