Sampling and composition of airborne particulate matter (PM10) from two locations of Mexico City
Yolanda I. Chirino,
Yesennia Sánchez-Pérez,
A.Álvaro Román Osornio-Vargas,
Irma Rosas,
Claudia María García-Cuellar
Affiliations
Yolanda I. Chirino
Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Los Reyes Iztacala, CP 54090 Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México
Yesennia Sánchez-Pérez
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Subdirección de Investigación Básica, San Fernando No. 22, Tlalpan, 14080 México, D.F., México
A.Álvaro Román Osornio-Vargas
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, 3-591 ECHA, 11405 87th Avenue, Edmonton, Canada T6G 1C9
Irma Rosas
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Circuito Exterior s/n. Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, C.P. 04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Claudia María García-Cuellar
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Subdirección de Investigación Básica, San Fernando No. 22, Tlalpan, 14080 México, D.F., México
The PM10 airborne particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 µm is considered as a risk factor of various adverse health outcomes, including lung cancer. Here we described the sampling and composition of PM10 collected from an industrial zone (IZ), and a commercial zone (CZ) of Mexico City. The PM10 was collected with a high-volume sampler in the above mentioned locations and both types of PM10 sampled were characterized by the content of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), metals, and endotoxin. The endotoxin PM10 content from IZ and CZ displayed 138.4 UE/mg and 170.4 UE/mg of PM10, respectively.
