Carbonaceous particulate matter on the lung surface from adults living in São Paulo, Brazil.

We therefore sought to identify the exposures associated with lung surface in long-term residents of São Paulo, Brazil.Lung surface carbon were analyzed in 72 autopsy specimens by image analysis. Smoking history, measured PM10 nearest to the home, distance to main road, and distance-weighted traffic...

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Main Authors: Michele Galhardoni Padovan, Abigail Whitehouse, Nelson Gouveia, Mateus Habermann, Jonathan Grigg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5693408?pdf=render