In-vitro metabolomics to evaluate toxicity of particulate matter under environmentally realistic conditions Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
In this pilot study three fractions of particulate matter (PM 0.25, PM 2.5-0.25, and PM 10-2.5) were collected in three environments (classroom, home, and outdoors) in a village located nearby an industrial complex. Time-activity pattern of 20 students attending the classroom was obtained, and the dose of particles reaching the children's lungs under actual environmental conditions (i.e. real dose) ...