Thermal power plants using coal and biomass as fuel represent major sources of fine and ultrafine particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere.  The interactions of PM with the atmosphere and the solid Earth, its hydrosphere, and its biosphere, as well as the impacts on human health not only depend on particle size but also on other PM properties, including chemical composition, structure, surface area, and solubility of the individual particles, which therefore need to be characterized in detail.  This presentation will give an overview of combustion-derived PM emissions and discuss their various environmental and health impacts.  The focus will be on the characterization of select types of solid particles, which are common constituents of emissions from coal and biomass combustion (<i>e.g</i>., metal sulfates, magnetite), as well as on the <i>in-vitro</i> cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and uptake/translocation of these particles in human lung cells (alveolar epithelial A549, bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B).

Investigating toxicity of particulate emissions from combustion power plants

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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