Chemical and Mutagenic Patterns of Airborne Particulate Matter Collected in 17 Italian Towns | Zendy

R. Barale | Zendy; L. Giromini | Zendy; S. Del Ry | Zendy; B. Barnini | Zendy; M. Bulleri | Zendy; I. Barrai | Zendy; Fabrício Ricardo Valerio | Zendy; M. Pala | Zendy; Jinrong He | Zendy

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Chemical and Mutagenic Patterns of Airborne Particulate Matter Collected in 17 Italian Towns

Author(s) -

R. Barale,

L. Giromini,

S. Del Ry,

B. Barnini,

M. Bulleri,

I. Barrai,

Fabrício Ricardo Valerio,

M. Pala,

Jinrong He

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.2307/3431933

Subject(s) - particulates , environmental chemistry , environmental science , air pollution , environmental health , chemistry , biology , medicine , ecology

The mutagenicity of airborne particulate matter collected in 17 towns of Italy in 1990 was assessed using the Ames test. The mutagenicity of crude extract correlated with amount of lead, suggesting the direct contribution of gasoline car exhausts. Moreover, the mutagenicity correlated with particulate matter amounts. An inverse correlation with temperature was observed. The crude extracts were fractionated in acid, basic, and neutral fractions. The latter was further separated into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). polar, and nonpolar fractions. Acid and polar fractions showed the higher mutagenicity. Average recovery of mutagenicity was about 60%

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