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. 2004 Jul 15;112(15):1527–1538. doi: 10.1289/ehp.6976

Table 1.

Summary description of engine samples, chemical measurements, and toxicity measurements.

Exhaust samplesa
 Gasoline
  G
  G30
  WG
  BG
 Diesel
  Diesel
  D30
  HD
Chemical measurements (by class)b
 Total particle and SVOC mass
 Inorganic ions
 Carbon (organic, elemental, thermal fractions)
 Transition metals
 Other metals
 Metalloids
 Nonmetal elements
 Bicyclic or two-ring PAH organic compounds
 Tricyclic or three-ring PAH organic compounds
 Tetracyclic or four-ring PAH organic compounds
 Five-ring PAH organic compounds
 Six-ring PAH organic compounds
 Seven-ring PAH organic compounds
 Oxygenated PAH organic compounds (including quinones)
 Sulfur-containing PAHs
 Nitro-PAH organic compounds
 Hopane/sterane organic compounds (unique to oil)
Toxicity measurementsc
 Lung toxicity
  Inflammation potency estimates
   Lavage macrophages
   Lavage neutrophils
   Total lavage leukocytes
   Histopathologic inflammation
   Macrophage inflammatory protein-2
  Cytotoxicity potency estimates
   Lactate dehydrogenase
   Lavage protein
   Histopathologic tissue injury
  Parenchymal change potency estimates
   Histopathologic structural remodeling
  General toxicity potency estimates
   Total histopathology
   Lung weight as percentage of body weight
 Bacterial mutagenicity
  Mutagenicity potency estimates
  TA98 − S9
  TA98 + S9
  TA100 − S9
  TA100 + S9
a

Described by Whitney (2000).

b

Described by Zielinska et al. (2004).

c

Described by Seagrave et al. (2002).