Superfund Research Program
Activation, Sensing, and Prevention of Formation EPFRs in Thermal Treatment of Superfund Wastes
Project Leader: Slawomir Lomnicki
Co-Investigator: Lavrent Khachatryan
Grant Number: P42ES013648
Funding Period: 2011-2025
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Research Briefs
- 226 - Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals and Their Lifetime in Ambient Fine Particulate Matter -- Dellinger, Gehling
Release Date: 10/21/2013For the first time, an expansive study into the concentration and extended decay behaviors of environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) in ambient fine particulate matter revealed the ways in which EPFRs decompose in the environment. EPFRs can cause cell damage and induce an inflammatory response which can lead to a wide range of biological damage.