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The Pollutant Particle Size and Chemistry Matters

Rimantas Kodzius
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Dana Khdr
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Nima Rabiei
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Asan Fattah
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Xiaohong Wang
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Jinfeng Liu
,
Xiuqing Gong
,
Samar Damiati
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Version 1 : Received: 29 April 2018 / Approved: 1 May 2018 / Online: 1 May 2018 (09:54:13 CEST)

How to cite: Kodzius, R.; Khdr, D.; Rabiei, N.; Fattah, A.; Wang, X.; Liu, J.; Gong, X.; Damiati, S. The Pollutant Particle Size and Chemistry Matters. Preprints 2018, 2018050004. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0004.v1 Kodzius, R.; Khdr, D.; Rabiei, N.; Fattah, A.; Wang, X.; Liu, J.; Gong, X.; Damiati, S. The Pollutant Particle Size and Chemistry Matters. Preprints 2018, 2018050004. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201805.0004.v1

Abstract

The air is not the same as thousands and hundreds of years ago. In the air, suspended particles originate from natural phenomena like dust storms or volcanic activities, as well as anthropogenic pollutants such as fuel engine exhaust and everyday activities at home. The total particles in the air can be classified by sizes, such as PM10, PM2.5 or ultrafine particles. However, there are many other important factors in addition to the particle size, influencing the particle behavior and affecting our health. The surface area, chemical and biological composition, aspect ratio, and the charge are all factors characteristic of particles. OoC microfluidic chips are very useful for the pollutant toxicity measurements on various body tissues. A better understanding of pollutants will help to trace these to the potential sources. The data from the on-the-ground and satellite monitoring can be integrated into models, helping to predict and prevent pollution exposure.

Keywords

aerosols; Particulate Matter (PM); PM2.5; nanoparticles; toxicity; source; Organ-on-a-Chip (OoC)

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Pollution

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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