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Table 3 Exposure and dose of experimental animal groups (N = 10/group).

From: Effects of particulate matter on the pulmonary and vascular system: time course in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Group

Exposure

Dose (mg/kg of body weight)

1

Saline

-

2

RTD

0.3

3

RTD

1

4

RTD

3

5

RTD

10

6

EHC -93

10

  1. Biological responses were examined 4, 24 and 48 hours after exposure. Abbreviations: RTD – particulate matter collected at the motorway tunnel in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, the Netherlands; EHC-93 – Ottawa dust [22].