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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 442, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130087
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Atmosphere; Road dust; EPFRs; Oxidation potential; Potential health risks
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This study investigated the characteristics and potential oxidative toxicity of EPFRs in road dust in a metropolitan city in northwest China. The results showed that EPFRs in road dust are degradable, with Carbon-centered EPFRs more likely to participate in reactive oxygen species generation. The water insoluble components contribute significantly to the oxidative toxicity of road dust.
Environmental persistent free radicals (EPFRs) are new environmental health risk substances in the atmosphere, and their oxidative toxicity (OT) has not been strongly confirmed. In this study, the fugitive characteristics of EPFRs in road dust in a metropolitan city located in northwest China, and their potential oxidative toxicity were investigated. The results showed that the road dust contains Carbon-centered EPFRs with the mean mass con-centration of (6.6 +/- 5.0) x 1017 spins/g. EPFRs in road dust are degradable and have a half-life of 4.5 years. The water insoluble (WIS) components contribute 71% to the oxidative toxicity of road dust and show a rapid toxicity generation process, while the oxidative toxicity generation rate of water-soluble dust is more stable. Based on the positive matrix factorization (PMF) model, the contribution of EPFRs-dominated factors to Total-OT and WIS-OT is 17.3% and 33.3%, respectively. The PMF model results indicated that different types of EPFRs contributed differently to the oxidative toxicity of road dust and Carbon-centered EPFRs are more likely to participate in reactive oxygen species generation. Our results highlight that the EPFRs are an important contributor to the oxidative toxicity of atmospheric particulate matter, and their oxidative toxicity is dependent on the types of free radicals. It also provides an important insight into the influence of other potentially toxic substances on the oxidative toxicity of atmospheric PM.
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