Characterization and Cytotoxicity of PM <0.2, PM 0.2–2.5 and PM 2.5–10 around MSWI in Shanghai, China

Lingling Cao, Jianrong Zeng, Ke Liu, Liangman Bao and Yan Li
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Lingling Cao: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
Jianrong Zeng: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
Ke Liu: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
Liangman Bao: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
Yan Li: Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Background : The potential impact of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI), which is an anthropogenic source of aerosol emissions, is of great public health concern. This study investigated the characterization and cytotoxic effects of ambient ultrafine particles (PM <0.2 ), fine particles (PM 0.2–2.5 ) and coarse particles (PM 2.5–10 ) collected around a municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) plant in the Pudong district of Shanghai. Methods : Mass concentrations of trace elements in particulate matter (PM) samples were determined using ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry). The cytotoxicity of sampled atmospheric PM was evaluated by cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in A549 cells. Result : The mass percentage of PM 0.2 –2.5 accounted for 72.91% of the total mass of PM. Crustal metals (Mg, Al, and Ti) were abundant in the coarse particles, while the anthropogenic elements (V, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) were dominant in the fine particles. The enrichment factors of Zn, Cd and Pb in the fine and ultrafine particles were extremely high (>100). The cytotoxicity of the size-resolved particles was in the order of coarse particles < fine particles < ultrafine particles. Conclusions : Fine particles dominated the MSWI ambient particles. Emissions from the MSWI could bring contamination of anthropogenic elements (Zn, Cd and Pb) into ambient environment. The PM around the MSWI plant displayed an additive toxic effect, and the ultrafine and fine particles possessed higher biological toxicity than the coarse particles.

Keywords: coarse particles; Fine particles; ultrafine particles; metallic elements; cytotoxicity; ROS generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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