 Particulate Matter
"Particulate Matter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Particles of any solid substance, generally under 30 microns in size, often noted as PM30. There is special concern with PM1 which can get down to PULMONARY ALVEOLI and induce MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION and PHAGOCYTOSIS leading to FOREIGN BODY REACTION and LUNG DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D052638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.633
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| Concept/Terms |
Airborne Particulate Matter- Airborne Particulate Matter
- Particulate Matter, Airborne
- Air Pollutants, Particulate
- Particulate Air Pollutants
- Pollutants, Particulate Air
- Ambient Particulate Matter
- Particulate Matter, Ambient
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Particulate Matter" by people in Profiles.
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Levy JI, Diez D, Dou Y, Barr CD, Dominici F. A meta-analysis and multisite time-series analysis of the differential toxicity of major fine particulate matter constituents. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Jun 01; 175(11):1091-9.
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Kinsey JS, Timko MT, Herndon SC, Wood EC, Yu Z, Miake-Lye RC, Lobo P, Whitefield P, Hagen D, Wey C, Anderson BE, Beyersdorf AJ, Hudgins CH, Thornhill KL, Winstead E, Howard R, Bulzan DI, Tacina KB, Knighton WB. Determination of the emissions from an aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU) during the Alternative Aviation Fuel Experiment (AAFEX). J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2012 Apr; 62(4):420-30.
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Dominici F, Peng RD, Barr CD, Bell ML. Protecting human health from air pollution: shifting from a single-pollutant to a multipollutant approach. Epidemiology. 2010 Mar; 21(2):187-94.
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