Passage of Inhaled Particles Into the Blood Circulation in Humans

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Authors

Abderrahim Nemmar · MRC Toxicology Unit

Peter Hoet · MRC Toxicology Unit

B VANQUICKENBORNE · MRC Toxicology Unit

David Dinsdale · MRC Toxicology Unit

Michiel Thomeer · MRC Toxicology Unit

Marc Hoylaerts · MRC Toxicology Unit

H Vanbilloen ·

Abstract

We conclude that inhaled (99m)Tc-labeled ultrafine carbon particles pass rapidly into the systemic circulation, and this process could account for the well-established, but poorly understood, extrapulmonary effects of air pollution.

Topics & Keywords

Air Quality and Health Impacts Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Vehicle emissions and performance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 105, Issue 4, pp. 411-414

DOI: 10.1161/hc0402.104118

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