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Mutagenicity assessment of aerosols in emissions from domestic combustion processes.
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 Jun 2016
Canha Nuno, Lopes Isabel, Vicente Estela Domingos, Vicente Ana M, Bandowe Benjamin A Musa, Almeida Susana Marta, Alves Célia A
Abstract excerpt
Domestic biofuel combustion is one of the major sources of regional and local air pollution, mainly regarding particulate matter and organic compounds, during winter periods. Mutagenic and carcinogenic activity potentials of the ambient particulate matter have been associated with the fraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and their oxygenated (OPAH) and nitrogenated (NPAH) derivatives. This study...
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