Diesel Engine Exhaust Initiates a Sequence of Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Effects in Rats

Table 1

Chemical composition and concentrations of diluted DEE.

Parameter	Unit	DEE
Gravimetric mass	($\text{mg}/{\text{m}}^3$)	1.9
Particle count	(${10}^3/{\text{cm}}^3$)	4125
CO	(ppm)	14.2
NO	(ppm)	1.4
${\text{NO}}_2$	(ppm)	0.9
${\text{NO}}_x$	(ppm)	2.4
OC	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	423
EC	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	48
TC	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	471
${\text{NH}}_4$	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	3.4
Cl	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	0.9
${\text{NO}}_3$	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	0.0
${\text{SO}}_4$	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	6.6
VOC	($\mu \text{g}/{\text{m}}^3$)	529