Special issue on ultrafine particles: where are they from and how do they affect us?

Abstract

Recently, as air pollution has worsened, social interest in air pollution and its effect on the human body have increased. Air pollution is a mixture of thousands of components that are harmful to human health 1 . Particulate matter (PM) is the principal component of indoor and outdoor air pollution and has been attributed to the most severe health effects 2 , 3 . PM is a cocktail of chemicals (hydrocarbons, salts and other compounds given off by vehicles, cooking stoves and industry) and other natural components, such as dust and microorganisms 4 . PM includes a range of particle sizes, such as coarse, fine, and ultrafine particles (UFPs).

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