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Assessment of nanoparticles and metal exposure of airport workers using exhaled breath condensate.
C. Marie-Desvergne, M. Dubosson, L. Touri, E. Zimmermann, M. Gaude-Môme, L. Leclerc, C. Durand, M. Klerlein, N. Molinari, I. Vachier, P. Chanez, VC. Mossuz
J Breath Res 2016 07;10(3):036006.
PubMed: 27409350
Abstract
Aircraft engine exhaust increases the number concentration of nanoparticles (NP) in the surrounding environment. Health concerns related to NP raise the question of the exposure and health monitoring of airport workers. No biological monitoring study on this profession has been reported to date. The aim was to evaluate the NP and metal exposure of airport workers using exhaled breath condensate (EBC) as a non-invasive biological matrix representative of the respiratory tract. EBC was collected from 458 French airport workers working either on the apron or in the offices. NP exposure was characterized using particle number concentration (PNC) and size distribution. EBC particles were analyzed using dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscopy coupled to x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Multi-elemental analysis was performed for aluminum (Al), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) EBC contents. Apron workers were exposed to higher PNC than administrative workers (p
Associated compounds:
Compound Name
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Structure | Number of references |
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Chromium | 24 |