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ArticleInhalation toxicology2015

Characterization of ambient and extracted PM2.5 collected on filters for toxicology applications.

Courtney Roper, Lauren G Chubb, Leah Cambal, Brett Tunno, Jane E Clougherty, Steven E Mischler

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Article in Inhalation toxicology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. PMEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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  5. Atmospheric Pollution Exposure Increases Disease Activity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  7. PMEnvironmental science & technology · 2019
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  8. Interaction of PM2.5 airborne particulates with ZnO and TiOEnvironmental monitoring and assessment · 2017
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  9. Association of IL-6 with PMWater, air, and soil pollution · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Courtney Ropera Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.
Lauren G Chubba Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.
Leah Cambala Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.
Brett Tunnoa Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.
Jane E Cloughertya Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.
Steven E Mischlera Department of Environmental and Occupational Health , University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , PA , USA and.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on the health effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) frequently disregards the differences in particle composition between that measured on an ambient filter versus that measured in the corresponding extraction solution used for toxicological testing. This study presents a novel method for characterizing the differences, in metallic and organic species, between the ambient samples and the corresponding extracted solutions through characterization of extracted PM2.5 suspended on filters. Removal efficiency was found to be 98.0 ± 1.4% when measured using pre- and post-removal filter weights, however, this efficiency was significantly reduced to 80.2 ± 0.8% when measured based on particle mass in the extraction solution. Furthermore, only 47.2 ± 22.3% of metals and 24.8 ± 14.5% of organics measured on the ambient filter were found in the extraction solution. Individual metallic and organic components were extracted with varying efficiency, with many organics being lost entirely during extraction. Finally, extraction efficiencies of specific PM2.5 components were inversely correlated with total mass. This study details a method to assess compositional alterations resulting from extraction of PM2.5 from filters, emphasizing the need for standardized procedures that maintain compositional integrity of ambient samples for use in toxicology studies of PM2.5.

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Air PollutantsChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalCulture MediaEnvironmental MonitoringFiltrationHydrocarbonsMetalsMethanolParticulate MatterPolytetrafluoroethyleneSolventsToxicity TestsAir PollutantsCulture MediaHydrocarbonsMetalsMethanolParticulate MatterPolytetrafluoroethyleneSolventsPM2.5 filter extractionsPM2.5 filter samplingPM2.5 toxicity

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PMID26446919
PMCPMC4740909

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