US EPA

809179 

Journal Article 

Review 

Série « pollution de l’air intérieur »/Coordonnée par F. de Blay: Impact sanitaire de la pollution particulaire minérale à l’intérieur des locaux 

M. Vincent; C. Chemarin 

2011 

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Revue des Maladies Respiratoires
ISSN: 0761-8425 

28 

4 

496-502 

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French 

21549904 

10.1016/j.rmr.2010.10.033 

WOS:000290981600013 

Mineral particle air pollution consists of both atmospheric pollution and indoor pollution. Indoor pollution comes from household products, cosmetics, combustion used to heat homes or cook food, smoking, hobbies or odd jobs. There is strong evidence that acute respiratory infections in children and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women are associated with indoor biomass smoke. Detailed questioning is essential to identify at risk activities and sampling of airborne particles may help with the identification of pollution risks. Particle elimination depends on the standard of ventilation of the indoor environment. Five per cent of French homes have levels of pollution greater than 180 μg/m³ for PM 10 and 2% for PM 2.5. The principal mineral particle air pollutants are probably silica, talc, asbestos and carbon, whereas tobacco smoke leads to exposure to various ultrafine particles. The toxicity of these particles could be more related to surface exchange than to density. Tissue measurements by electron microscopy and microanalysis of particle samples may identify an uptake of particles similar to those in the environmental sample. 

Particules minérales;Habitat;Amiante;Silice;Silicates;Mineral particles;Environment;Asbestos;Silica;Silicates 

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