Figure 1.
PM2.5 mass across sampling sites. Ambient mass, mass following removal from filter via sonication (“removed”), and mass following re-suspension in cell culture media (“extracted”) are displayed for each sampling location in micrograms (n=2/site for ambient and removed samples – except for site 4 (n=1) due to equipment failure during collection and n=1/site for extracted samples). Sampling sites are ordered from lowest to highest (1–5) ambient PM2.5 mass. Data are expressed as means±SD.