Whether in outdoor or indoor air, particles are ubiquitous pollutants
that play a decisive role in the toxicity of air pollution. A better
understanding of this type of pollutant and its toxicity is therefore a real
public health issue. At present, international recommendations focus on 2
parameters: size and concentration. However, recent studies have shown that
other physico-chemical parameters can influence their health effects.
In this context, the aim of this project
was to evaluate methods for sampling and characterising particles. Another part
of the project (ref. 18-0677/1A) focused on (1) analysing the most recent data
on their health effects, (2) defining the relevance of physico-chemical
characteristics other than size and (3) studying the links between these
characteristics and health effects. The latest advances in more global
parameters (e.g. oxidative potential) were also studied.
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