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The European Hot Spot of B[a]P and PM2.5 Exposure—The Ostrava Region, Czech Republic: Health Research Results

Table 1

DNA adducts in subjects from Prague and Ostrava Region in winters 2009 and 2010 [20] (data for controls are unexposed subjects from [21]).
DNA adducts
   DNA adducts/108 nucleotides
  B[a]P (ng/m3)B[a]P—“like”Total
  200920102009201020092010
Prague640.80 ± 0.552.86 ± 1.870.21 ± 0.060.25 ± 0.121.30 ± 0.411.37 ± 0.47
Ostrava982.73 ± 2.60*14.8 ± 13.3*0.28 ± 0.08*0.16 ± 0.06*1.37 ± 0.371.03 ± 0.33*
Controls420.80 ± 0.620.10 ± 0.030.76 ± 0.20
* .