Particulate matter - a cancerous threat to our health?

• Main Authors: Adam Jasiura (Author), Wiktoria Lipczyńska (Author), Konrad Warchoł (Author), Mateusz Gorzel (Author), Agata Justyńska (Author), Hanna Krafzik (Author), Przemysław Stępień (Author), Hubert Kasprzak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Particulate matter (PM) as a part of outdoor air pollutants are classified as human carcinogens. They are formed majorly as a result of combustion process by industry, power plants and engines. PM can be divided by the size of their particles into PM2.5 and PM10, where PM2.5 are small...