Table 1

Characteristics of the CDNP considered in this review

CDNP
Origin
Reported health effects





animals
humans

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