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Real-time analysis reveals a much higher proportion of harmful substances in particulate matter than assumed

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Researchers from the University of Basel , Switzerland , have developed a new method for measuring particulate matter in real-time.
Measurements taken with the new method reveal that 60% to 99% of oxygen radicals disappear within minutes or hours .
These compounds can oxidize biomolecules inside and on the surface of cells in the respiratory tract, damaging them and triggering inflammatory responses.
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