| Main Title |
Sources of mutagenic activity in urban fine particles {microform} / |
| Author |
Stevens, Robert K. ;
Lewis, C. W. ;
Dzubay, T. G. ;
Cupitt, L. T. ;
Lewtas, J.
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory, |
| Year Published |
1989 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/D-89/034 |
| Stock Number |
PB89-222632 |
| Additional Subjects |
Exhaust gases ;
Smoke ;
Wood ;
Mutagens ;
Model tests ;
Salmonella typhimurium ;
Carbon 14 ;
Urban areas ;
Environmental surveys ;
Air pollution effects(Humans) ;
Mutagenicity tests
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB89-222632 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
26 p.; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
Samples were collected during the winter of 1985-1986 in the cities of Albuquerque, NM and Raleigh, NC as part of a US Environmental Protection Agency study to evaluate methods to determine the emission sources contributing to the mutagenic properties of extractable organic matter (EOM) present in fine particles. Data derived from the analysis of the composition of these fine particles served as input to a multi-linear regression (MLR) model used to calculate the relative contribution of wood burning and motor vehicles sources to mutagenic activity observed in the extractable organic matter. At both sites the mutagenic potency of EOM was found to be greater (3-5 times) for mobile sources when compared to wood smoke extractable organics. Carbon-14 measurements which give a direct determination of the amount of EOM that originated from wood burning were in close agreement with the source apportionment derived from the MLR model. |
