Environmental ScienceMedicineChemistry

Current hypotheses on the mechanisms of toxicity of ultrafine particles.

K. Donaldson, V. Stone

2003ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA

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PM10 is a complex mixture of particles and this work focused here on the ultrafine component, i.e. particles with a diameter of less than 100 nm, which is mostly composed of combustion-derived, carbon-centred particles with associated hydrocarbons and metals.

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DONALDSON, K.; STONE, V. Current hypotheses on the mechanisms of toxicity of ultrafine particles. ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA, 2003, 39 3: 405–10.