Laboratory of Toxicology, ESP, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Laboratory of Toxicology, DISFEB, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Oct 9;20(20):4992. doi: 10.3390/ijms20204992.
Biomass burning is considered an important source of indoor and outdoor air pollutants worldwide. Due to competitive costs and climate change sustainability compared to fossil fuels, biomass combustion for residential heating is increasing and expected to become the major source of primary particulate matter emission over the next 5-15 years. The understanding of health effects and measures necessary to reduce biomass emissions of harmful compounds is mandatory to protect public health. The intent of this review is to report available data on ultrafine particles (UFPs, i.e., particles with diameter smaller than 100 nm) emitted by residential biomass combustion and their effects on human health (in vitro and in vivo studies). Indeed, as far as we know, papers focusing specifically on UFPs originating from residential biomass combustion and their impact on human health are still lacking.
生物质燃烧被认为是全球室内和室外空气污染物的重要来源。由于与化石燃料相比具有竞争成本和气候变化可持续性，生物质燃烧用于住宅供暖正在增加，并有望在未来 5-15 年内成为主要的一次颗粒物排放源。了解健康影响以及减少生物质有害化合物排放所需的措施对于保护公众健康是强制性的。本综述的目的是报告有关住宅生物质燃烧产生的超细颗粒（UFP，即直径小于 100nm 的颗粒）及其对人类健康的影响（体外和体内研究）的现有数据。事实上，据我们所知，专门针对源自住宅生物质燃烧的 UFPs 及其对人类健康影响的论文仍然缺乏。
