The Particulate Matter (PM) originates from natural or anthropogenic activities.Aclassification ofthePM isbasedontheparticlediameterdistinguishing PMlO ifless than 10 11m and PM2.5 ifless than 2.5 11m. The PM particles ca1l adsorb other molecules such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PARs). The current study is aimed at investigating the possible genotoxic damage of PMI0 and PARs on earthworms applying the comet assay. A DNA damage was observed starting from 16 ppm ofPMIO and 0.008 ppm of PARs.
Comet assay application in the Particulate Matter risk evaluation
SPAGNUOLO, Matteo;DE GENNARO, GIANLUIGI;DE LILLO, Enrico
2010-01-01
Abstract
The Particulate Matter (PM) originates from natural or anthropogenic activities.Aclassification ofthePM isbasedontheparticlediameterdistinguishing PMlO ifless than 10 11m and PM2.5 ifless than 2.5 11m. The PM particles ca1l adsorb other molecules such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PARs). The current study is aimed at investigating the possible genotoxic damage of PMI0 and PARs on earthworms applying the comet assay. A DNA damage was observed starting from 16 ppm ofPMIO and 0.008 ppm of PARs.File in questo prodotto:
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