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14845 
Journal Article 
Effects of mixed NO2-SO2 gas on human pulmonary functions: effects of air pollution on the human body 
Abe, M 
1967 
Yes 
Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences
ISSN: 1342-8810 
14 
4 
415-433 
English 
5239324 
Experimental studies on the effects of SO2, NO2 and a mixed SO2-NO2 gas--the most important air pollutants at present--on the human pumonary functions were carried out, measuring the values of ventilatory mechaincs, of spiromentry and of peak flow rate, and following results were obtained.

The effects of SO2 are immediate but not durable. Those of NO2, on the contratry, are late-acting and durable. As for those of a mixed SO2-NO2 gas, they are intermediate between those for single NO2 and SO2, showing no cumulative actions of the two gases, but only additive ones.

Such differences of the effects between two gases are supposed to be attributed to the grade of water solubility of each gas--SO2 is easy soluble and NO2 difficult soluble. 
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