2024
Between and within-city variations of PM2.5 oxidative potential in five cities in Colombia
Rojas N, Agudelo-Castañeda D, Bustos D, Godri Pollitt K, Gao D, Rodriguez-Villamizar L. Between and within-city variations of PM2.5 oxidative potential in five cities in Colombia. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 2024, 1-14. DOI: 10.1007/s11869-024-01632-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPM2.5 mass concentrationsUltrasonic Personal Aerosol SamplerMass concentrationFine particulate matterAmbient PM2.5 samplesHealth exposure metricWithin-city variationAdverse health effectsPM2.5 OPPM2.5 samplesOP metricsBackground siteParticulate matterPM2.5Residential sitesIndustrial sitesOxidation potentialSite typesPersonal aerosol samplersExposure metricsHealth effectsAerosol samplerM-3ConcentrationSites
2020
Ambient particulate matter oxidative potential: Chemical determinants, associated health effects, and strategies for risk management
Gao D, Ripley S, Weichenthal S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Ambient particulate matter oxidative potential: Chemical determinants, associated health effects, and strategies for risk management. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2020, 151: 7-25. PMID: 32430137, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxidative potentialRedox-active metalsRedox propertiesPM chemical constituentsOrganic speciesPM oxidative potentialTarget moleculesFine PM massOP assaysChemical constituentsChemical determinantsParticulate matter toxicityOP responseMass concentrationAssociated health effectsPM speciesAir pollution exposure assessmentMetalsEpidemiological studiesHealth outcomesEpidemiologic literaturePollution exposure assessmentHealth effectsRedoxExposure assessment