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Table 1 The percentage distribution of the major mineral crystals in the EHC-93 Ottawa urban dust detected by X-ray diffraction

From: In vitro toxicoproteomic analysis of A549 human lung epithelial cells exposed to urban air particulate matter and its water-soluble and insoluble fractions

Mineral crystal

% Distribution

Calcite (CaCO3)

41

α-quartz (SiO2)

18

Gypsum (CaSO4)

13

Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)

13

Albite (NaAlSi3O8)

10

Halite (NaCl)

5

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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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