1. Seasonally varied cytotoxicity of organic components in PM 2.5 from urban and industrial areas of a Chinese megacity.
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Chen Q, Luo XS, Chen Y, Zhao Z, Hong Y, Pang Y, Huang W, Wang Y, and Jin L
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- A549 Cells, Air Pollutants analysis, Alkanes analysis, Cell Survival drug effects, China, Cities, Climate, Humans, Industry, Particulate Matter analysis, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis, Seasons, Vehicle Emissions analysis, Air Pollutants toxicity, Alkanes toxicity, Environmental Monitoring methods, Particulate Matter toxicity, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons toxicity, Vehicle Emissions toxicity
- Abstract
The atmospheric fine particulate matters (PM
2.5 ) induce significant negative effects on human health, such as in the form of oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory response. Organic pollutants are important harmful and toxic compositions in PM2.5 , risks of which usually show temporal and spatial variations. To investigate the toxic effects of airborne organic pollutants on human lung epithelial cells A549, the PM2.5 samples were collected monthly from both urban and industrial areas during a whole year in Nanjing, eastern China. After exposure to organic components extracted from these PM2.5 , the cell viability, lactate dehydrogenase content, oxidative stress index level and inflammatory factor expression level were measured. Supported by the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and n-alkanes, results showed that, organic components of PM2.5 from cold season (winter and spring) typically influenced cell membrane, cell oxidation and inflammatory damage, while the urban samples of warm season (summer and autumn) impacted cell viability more prominently. Spatially, the toxicity of samples from industrial sources was generally stronger than that from urban source, but urban samples induced much stronger damage to cell membranes than industrial one. The correlations between the PAHs, n-alkanes contents and toxicity parameters indicated that, the airborne organic components derived from motor vehicle exhaust and coal combustion were possibly the key toxic sources., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2019
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