The filters were shipped to the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA) for gravimetric determination of particulate matter and metal analysis by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with a Perkin Elmer Elan DRC II (Waltham, Massachusetts) (Hebisch et al. 2005; Pesch et al. 2012; Weiss et al. 2013).
Markers of inflammation and coagulation after long-term exposure to coarse particulate matter: a cross-sectional analysis from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Season also modified the associations between higher PSS scores and PM2.5, BC, and SO4-2, cofponents of ambient particulate matter, in the present analysis such that these associations were also observed mainly in colder months.
The aim of the current review is to evaluate the epidemiological evidence for cardiovascular and respiratory mortality effects of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter, including a meta-analysis.
The method used here involves integrated sampling that is designed to allow for detailed and specific chemical analysis of particulate matter (PM) in the Bakersfield airshed.
Water samples were boiled, treated with concentrated nitric acid and then filtered to remove organic particulate matter before using for the analysis.
Total particulate matter Teflon filter (PM-tot) analysis was performed via ICP-AES, according to modified EPA methods 200.7 and 200.8 for K, Na, P, S, and Fe.
In an analysis of particulate matter exposures with all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease events in the NHS cohort, we found higher risks among women who were never-smokers, with no associations seen in current smokers (Puett et al. 2008).
The MESA and Coarse Particulate Matter (MESA Coarse) substudy, on which this analysis is based, included the 3,295 participants from Chicago, Forsyth County, and St. Paul.
The PAS has the advantages of ease of data collection, real-time sampling, and relatively low costs compared to the methods that rely on the chemical analysis of airborne particulate matter.
