The two PM2.5 (Fine) and PM2.5-10 (Coarse) fractions: Evidence of different biological activity

Environmental Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 254-262

  Diociaiuti, Marco ^a   Balduzzi, Maria ^a   De Berardis, Barbara ^a   Cattani, Giorgio ^b   Stacchini, Giordano ^b   Ziemacki, Giovanni ^b   Marconi, Achille ^b   Paoletti, Luigi ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical electron microscopy; Cytotoxicity; Hemolysis; PM10; RAW 264.7 cell line

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TOXICITY;

EID: 0035389319     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2001.4275     Document Type: Article

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