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The Origin and Production of Nanoparticles in Environment and Industry

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Together with nitrogen oxides (NOX) particulate matter (PM) is considered one of the most important pollutants in ambient air. Many toxicological and epidemiological studies established adverse health effects by particulate matter. In most of these studies the particle mass in terms of PM10 or PM2.5 is used. There is increasing evidence that several health effects are associated with the ultra fine particles with diameters below 100 nm (Brown et al. 2001). Recent research shows that they can penetrate the cell membranes, enter into the blood and even reach the brain (Oberdörster et al. 2004). Some investigations indicate that particles can induce heritable mutations (Somers et al. 2004).

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Burtscher, H. (2010). The Origin and Production of Nanoparticles in Environment and Industry. In: Marijnissen, J., Gradon, L. (eds) Nanoparticles in medicine and environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2632-3_1

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