Could combustion-generated nanoparticles induce cytotoxicity also at the extremely low doses typical of indoor environments?

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SUMMARY: The presence of nanoparticles in the environment is mainly attributed to outdoor sources but sub-10 nm particles may also form indoor as effect of domestic activities such as cooking, heating, air freshening. Today, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are staying home for longer periods of times, thus being exposed to a poor indoor air quality. Due to elevated numerical concentration and large surface area, the health effect of sub-10 nm particles can go beyond what expected from their low mass concentration in the atmosphere. The objective of this study is to find, based on analysis of recent in vitro studies, a dose-effect correlation based on particle size/surface more than on particle mass. Such a correlation cold be useful to assess the health effects of people exposed to very low mass doses of nanoparticles either indoor or outdoor.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Giornale italiano di medicina del lavoro ed ergonomia - 42(2020), 4 vom: 26. Dez., Seite 225-230

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Le nanoparticelle generate dalla combustione potrebbero avere effetti citotossici anche a dosi estremamente basse tipiche degli ambienti indoor?

Beteiligte Personen:

Pedata, Paola [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Air Pollutants
Combustion
Cytotoxicity
Cytotoxins
Health effects
Indoor pollution
Journal Article
Nanoparticles

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.03.2021

Date Revised 18.03.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321594568