Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Exeter
Article title
Automated Mineralogical Analysis of PM10: New Parameters for Assessing PM Toxicity
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Environmental Science & Technology
Article number
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Volume number
47
Issue number
11
First page of article
5570
ISSN of journal
1520-5851
Year of publication
2013
URL
-
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
WHO estimate that 2 million deaths worldwide per year can be attributed to airborne particulate matter (PM). This study is ground-breaking in providing the first automated mineralogical assessment of urban PM10 and a new method for determining particle surface mineralogy, a major control on toxicity in the lung. The ‘coarse’ fraction (PM10-2.5) was found to contain fewer particles, by two orders of magnitude, than PM2.5-0.8, but 85% of the mineral surface area, which may explain its link to diseases such as asthma. The study provides a platform for all future assessments of PM mineralogy, with wide implications for public health.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
1 - The Cambourne School of Mines
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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