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DNA adducts induced by in vitro activation of diesel and biodiesel exhaust extracts
Citation:
Ross, J., G. Nelson, E. Mutlu, S. Warren, P. Matthews, Ian Gilmour, AND D. DeMarini. DNA adducts induced by in vitro activation of diesel and biodiesel exhaust extracts. Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA, April 18 - 22, 2015.
Impact/Purpose:
This study provides comparative data for the potential of exhausts from diesel engines burning petroleum diesel, biodiesel, or petorleum diesel-biodiesel blends to contribute to the adverse health effects of urban smog.
Description:
The abstract reports the results of studies assessing the relative DNA damage potential of extracts of exhaust particles resulting from the combustion of petroleum diesel, biodiesel, and petroleum diesel-biodiesel blends. Results indicate that the commercially available B20 petroleum diesel-biodiesel blend exhaust particles have the lowest potential to form DNA damage among the exhausts studied.