Research Article

Evaluation of In Vitro Cytoxicity and Genotoxicity of Size-Fractionated Air Particles Sampled during Road Tunnel Construction

Table 1

Air particle concentrations in 7 tunnels under construction in an area of Central Italy. For every tunnel, 5 fractions of different diameters were collected.

TunnelPM (mg/m3)
A: ø > 2.5 μmB: 1.0 < ø < 2.5 μmC: 0.5 < ø < 1.0 μmD: 0.25 < ø < 0.50 μmAF: ø < 0.25 μmTotal

10.7020.150.0860.0660.3221.326
23.3071.3360.7130.3860.4226.164
30.5490.150.0580.0540.1750.986
40.8340.2870.0810.060.3471.609
50.7420.2430.1050.0590.3231.472
60.3690.0850.0210.0210.3060.802
70.6890.2020.0370.0382.0383.004