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

Table 2.

Chemical/physical variables (X-matrix) included in the final PLS model for lung toxicity.

Chemical/physical component Name used for loading plot
Particulate mass PM
Semivolatile organic mass SVOC
Nitrate NO3
Sulfate SO4
Ammonium NH4
Particle organic carbon mass Particle organic carbon
Elemental carbon EC
Total carbon TC
1st carbon thermal fraction O1TC
2nd carbon thermal fraction O2TC
3rd carbon thermal fraction O3TC
4th carbon thermal fraction O4TC
5th carbon thermal fraction OPTC
6th carbon thermal fraction E1TC
7th carbon thermal fraction E2TC
8th carbon thermal fraction E3TC
Transition metals Trans. met
Alkali earth metals Earth met
Metalloids Metalloids
Nonmetal elements Non-met
Group 3A metals 3A metals
Group 4A metals 4A metals
Total PAHs Total PAH
SVOC PAHs SVOC PAH
PM PAHs PM PAH
Two-ring PAHs 2-ring PAH
Three-ring PAHs 3-ring PAH
Four-ring PAHs 4-ring PAH
Five-ring PAHs 5-ring PAH
> Five-ring PAHs > 5-ring PAH
Nitro-PAHs Nitro-PAH
Oxygenated PAHs Oxy-PAH
C27-20S-13β(H),17α(H)-diasterane S1
C27-20R-13β(H),17α(H)-diasterane S2
C27-20S-13α(H),17β(H)-diasterane S3
C27-20R-13α(H),17β(H)-diasterane S4
C28-20S-13β(H),17α(H)-diasterane S5
C27-20S-5α(H),14α(H)-cholestane S6
C27-20R-5α(H),14β(H)-cholestane S7
C27-20S-5α(H),14β(H),17β(H)-cholestane S8
C27-20R-5α(H),14α(H),17α(H)-cholestane S9
C28-20S-5α(H),14α(H),17α(H)-ergostane S10
C28-20R-5α(H),14β(H),17β(H)-ergostane S11
C29-20R-13α(H),17β(H)-diasterane S12
C27-tetracyclic terpane S13
C28-20R-5α(H),14α(H),17α(H)-ergostane S14
C27-tetracyclic terpane II S15
C28-tetracyclic terpane S16
C29-20S-5α(H),14α(H),17α(H)-stigmastane S17
C28-tetracyclic terpane II S18
C29-20R-5α(H),14β(H),17β(H)-stigmastane S19
C29-20S-5α(H),14β(H),17β(H)-stigmastane S20
18α(H),21β(H)-22,29,30-trisnorhopane H1
17α(H),18α(H),21β(H)-25,28,30-trisnorhopane H2
C29-20R-5α(H),14α(H),17α(H)-stigmastane H3
17α(H),21β(H)-22,29,30-trisnorhopane H4
17α(H),18α(H),21β(H)-28,30-bisnorhopane H5
17α(H),21β(H)-30-norhopane H6
18α(H),21β(H)-30-norneohopane H7
17α(H),21β(H)-hopane H8
17β(H),21α(H)-hopane H9
22S-17α(H),21β(H)-30-homohopane H10
22R-17α(H),21β(H)-30-homohopane H11
17β(H),21β(H)-hopane H12
22S-17α(H),21β(H)-30,31-bishomohopane H13
22R-17α(H),21β(H)-30,31-bishomohopane H14
22S-17α(H),21β(H)-30,31,32-trishomohopane H15
22R-17α(H),21β(H)-30,31,32-trishomohopane H16