The distribution and structural fingerprints of metals from particulate matters (PM) deposited in human lungs

Xiangyuan Zhang; Shaodong Wang; Lan Ling; Guanyu Hou; Siwen Leng; Na Ma; Mantang Qiu; Xiao Li; Xuejun Guo

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (Mar 2022)

The distribution and structural fingerprints of metals from particulate matters (PM) deposited in human lungs

Xiangyuan Zhang,
Shaodong Wang,
Lan Ling,
Guanyu Hou,
Siwen Leng,
Na Ma,
Mantang Qiu,
Xiao Li,
Xuejun Guo

Affiliations

Xiangyuan Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
Shaodong Wang: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing 100044, China
Lan Ling: State Key Laboratory for Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
Guanyu Hou: State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
Siwen Leng: State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
Na Ma: State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
Mantang Qiu: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing 100044, China
Xiao Li: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People’s Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing 100044, China
Xuejun Guo: State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 233
p. 113324

Abstract

Read online

This work investigated the distribution and chemical fingerprints of 24 metals in particulate matter (PM) deposited in nonoccupational human lungs. Metals in the pulmonary PM can be grouped by the mean concentration as > 5 × 103 μg/g (Al/Fe/Ca/Mg/Zn), 1–5 × 103 μg/g (Ti/Ba/Pb/Mn), 0.2–1 × 103 μg/g (Cu/Cr/As/V) and 10, Al/Cd/Cr/Ba/Ni/Ti/Sn/V/Sb), moderate retention (2 <LR<10, Pb/Mn/Fe), minor retention (1 < LR <2, Cu/Co), and negligible retention (LR<1, Ca/Mg/Zn). V and Ti were found to be mainly from indoor PM sources and deserve a close attention in healthy individuals. C-, Al- and Ti-rich fine particles were the most common pulmonary particles imaged by spherical aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (Cs-STEM). These data establish a foundation for classification and further risk assessment of the metal species in pulmonary PM.

Published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

ISSN: 0147-6513 (Print); 1090-2414 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Environmental pollution; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ecotoxicology-and-environmental-safety

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords