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Characteristics of the CDNP considered in this review |
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Origin |
Reported health effects |
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humans |
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| Diesel exhaust particles |
Combustion of diesel oil |
Inflammation, fibrosis, cancer, |
Inflammation, cancer? |
| Welding fume |
Welding processes |
Inflammation; translocation of metals to the brain |
Metal fume fever, fibrosis, cancer, bronchitis |
| Fly-ash |
Combustion of coal or oil |
inflammation |
no data available |
| NP Carbon black |
Combustion of heavy fuel oil |
Inflammation, lung cancer; translocation of particles to the brain |
no data available |
Donaldson et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2005 2:10 doi:10.1186/1743-8977-2-10 |
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