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Table 1 Proportion of fine and coarse fraction of the collected PM estimated for each city and each season. The proportion is expressed as mass of the fine fraction in percent of the total mass (coarse + fine fraction) collected by high-volume cascade impactors in each sampling period.

From: Cytokine release from alveolar macrophages exposed to ambient particulate matter: Heterogeneity in relation to size, city and season

 

Spring (percent fine of total)

Summer (percent fine of total)

Winter (percent fine of total)

Lodz

58

54

77

Rome

53

52

68

Oslo

42

60

51

Amsterdam

55

60

56