The health impact of common inorganic components of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in ambient air:: A critical review

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Schlesinger, Richard B. [1 ]
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[1] Pace Univ, Dept Biol & Hlth Sci, New York, NY 10038 USA
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10.1080/08958370701402382
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R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
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100405 ;
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Ambient air particulate matter (PM) originates as either primary particles emitted directly into the atmosphere from a specific source or as secondary particles produced from atmospheric chemical reactions between precursor gases or between these gases and primary particles. PM can derive from both natural and anthropogenic sources, resulting in a complex chemical mix. The "fine" size mode of ambient PM, designated as PM2.5, is defined as comprising those particles having aerodynamic diameters below 2.5 mu m. While the total mass of PM2.5 has been associated with adverse human health outcomes, the relationship between these and specific chemical components has not been resolved. This article provides a perspective on the current state of the science concerning health effects froma major group of chemical species found within PM2.5, namelycommoninorganic constituents. The specific chemical classes discussed herein are secondary inorganic species, namely, sulfate, nitrate, and acidity, and generally crustal- derived species, namely, phosphate, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, silicon, and aluminum. The article discusses evidence for adverse health effects frominorganicPM(2.5) components within the framework of various caveats surrounding both epidemiology and toxicology assessments. The largest database exists for sulfate, but conclusions that attribute sulfate to health outcomes have not been consistent across all epidemiology studies, and there is a lack of coherence with toxicology studies, which show biological responses only at high levels of exposure. Limited epidemiological and toxicological data for nitrate suggests little or no adverse health effects at current levels. Epidemiological studies specifically identifying crustal components of PM2.5 suggest that they are not likely, by themselves, to produce a significant health risk, and these components do not have unequivocal biological plausibility from toxicological studies for being significant contributors to adverse health outcomes.
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