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HERO ID
98819
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Genotoxicity of organic extracts of urban airborne particulate matter: an assessment within a personal exposure study
Author(s)
Abou Chakra, OR; Joyeux, M; Nerriere, E; Strub, MP; Zmirou-Navier, D
Year
2007
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Chemosphere
ISSN:
0045-6535
EISSN:
1879-1298
Volume
66
Issue
7
Page Numbers
1375-81
Language
English
PMID
16901531
DOI
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.06.066
Web of Science Id
WOS:000244062700028
Abstract
Airborne particulate matter, PM(10) and PM(2.5), are associated with a range of health effects including lung cancer. Their complex organic fraction contains genotoxic and carcinogenic compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives. This study evaluates the genotoxicity of the PM(10) and PM(2.5) organic extracts that were sampled in the framework of a personal exposure study in three French metropolitan areas (Paris, Rouen and Strasbourg), using the comet assay, performed on HeLa S3 cells. In each city, 60-90 non-smoking volunteers composed of two groups of equal size (adults and children) carried the personal Harvard Chempass multi-pollutant sampler during 48h along two different seasons ('hot' and 'cold'). Volunteers were selected so as to live (home and work/school) in 3 different urban sectors contrasted in terms of air pollution within each city (one highly exposed to traffic emissions, one influenced by local industrial sources, and a background urban environment). Genotoxic effects are stronger for PM(2.5) extracts than for PM(10), and greater in winter than in summer. Fine particles collected by subjects living within the traffic proximity sector present the strongest genotoxic responses, especially in the Paris metropolitan area. This work confirms the genotoxic potency of particulate matter (PM(10) and PM(2.5)) organic extracts to which urban populations are exposed.
Keywords
genotoxicity; PM10; PM2.5; personal exposure; organic extracts; comet assay
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