Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Table 1 Composition of size-fractionated particles collected in the vicinity of industrial sites: total metals, endotoxin, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

From: Contrasting biological potency of particulate matter collected at sites impacted by distinct industrial sources

	Total Metals^a (μg/g)				Endotoxin (EU/ml/μg PM)				PAHs^b (μg/g of PM)
	UFP	PM_0.1–2.5	PM_2.5–10	PM_>10	UFP	PM_0.1–2.5	PM_2.5–10	PM_>10	PM_0.1–2.5	PM_2.5–10	PM_>10
Hamilton Beach (HB)	29512	32675	86365	72230	0.017	0.038	0.082	0.072	151	90	22
Montréal (MA)	12827	39228	59533	56430	0.019	0.047	0.074	0.080	28	74	40
Montréal (MC)	14467	19758	44853	36381	0.009	0.051	0.053	0.019	100	79	93
Sarnia (SR)	5346	9965	28264	18842	0.006	0.005	0.037	0.054	40	51	96
Shawinigan (SW)	19612	36537	87836	110990	0.010	0.044	0.046	0.078	111	413	305

^aSee Additional file 1 for complete description of metals analysed
^bSee Additional file 2 for complete description of PAHs analysed

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