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Comparative In Vitro Biological Toxicity of Four Kinds of Air Pollution Particles

  • Shin, Han-Jae (KT&G Research Institute) ;
  • Cho, Hyun Gi (College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Chang Kyun (College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Ki Hong (School of Environmental Science and Engineering, GIST) ;
  • Lim, Heung Bin (College of Agriculture, Life & Environment Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2017.05.07
  • Accepted : 2017.07.31
  • Published : 2017.10.15
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Abstract

Accumulating epidemiological evidence indicates that exposure to fine air pollution particles (APPs) is associated with a variety of adverse health effects. However, the exact physiochemical properties and biological toxicities of fine APPs are still not well characterized. We collected four types of fine particle (FP) (diesel exhaust particles [DEPs], natural organic combustion [NOC] ash, synthetic organic combustion [SOC] ash, and yellow sand dust [YSD]) and investigated their physicochemical properties and in vitro biological toxicity. DEPs were almost entirely composed of ultrafine particles (UFPs), while the NOC, SOC, and YSD particles were a mixture of UFPs and FPs. The main elements in the DEPs, NOC ash, SOC ash, and YSD were black carbon, silicon, black carbon, and silicon, respectively. DEPs exhibited dose-dependent mutagenicity even at a low dose in Salmonella typhimurium TA 98 and 100 strains in an Ames test for genotoxicity. However, NOC, SOC, and YSD particles did not show any mutagenicity at high doses. The neutral red uptake assay to test cell viability revealed that DEPs showed dose-dependent potent cytotoxicity even at a low concentration. The toxicity of DEPs was relatively higher than that of NOC, SOC, and YSD particles. Therefore, these results indicate that among the four FPs, DEPs showed the highest in vitro biological toxicity. Additional comprehensive research studies such as chemical analysis and in vivo acute and chronic inhalation toxicity tests are necessary to determine and clarify the effects of this air contaminant on human health.

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