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Mutagenic Activity of Airborne Particulate Pollutants

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Epidemiologic studies suggest that the incidence of lung cancer might be related to the different levels of air pollution detected in urban and rural areas (1). The assumed causative relationship between pollutants and cancer is based on the fact that carcinogenic agents are present in air pollutants. Moreover, airborne particles are composed of a large number of inorganic and organic substances, which to the greater part have not been identified, and their possible carciogenic potential is unknown. These data, however, are needed to provide a basis for epidemiologic analyses of the role of carcinogenic agents in the causation of cancer.

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  1. Medizinisches Institut für Lufthygiene, Gurlittstr. 53, D-4000, Düsseldorf, Germany

    W. Dehnen

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  1. Institut für Staublungenforschung und Arbeitsmedizin, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Westring 10, 4400, Münster, Germany

    K. H. Norpoth

  2. Cancer Research Unit, University of York, Heslington, York, YO15DD, Great Britain

    R. C. Garner

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Dehnen, W. (1980). Mutagenic Activity of Airborne Particulate Pollutants. In: Norpoth, K.H., Garner, R.C. (eds) Short-Term Test Systems for Detecting Carcinogens. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67202-6_30

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