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Table 1 Composition of nPM

From: Urban traffic-derived nanoparticulate matter reduces neurite outgrowth via TNFα in vitro

 

Ambient nPM (%)

Eluted nPM (%)

% ambient in eluted nPM

Black carbon

13

1

7

Organic carbon, water soluble

32

34

100

Organic carbon, water insoluble

   

 Hopanes-steranes

0.012

0.001

8.5

 Organic acids

0.097

0.009

9

 Polyaromatic hydrocarbons

0.02

Not detected

0

Metals (Cu, Fe, Ni, V)

  

>90

  1. Content of black carbon, water-soluble and water-insoluble organic carbons, and metals in ambient nPM compared with eluted filter-trapped nPM. Percent recovery of ambient nPM in eluted samples was calculated to show efficiency of transfer. Data derived from [10]
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Journal of Neuroinflammation

ISSN: 1742-2094