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In Kunming, China, lowering PM2.5 reduced total particle-bound PAHs and BaP eq by about 28–34%, but BaP eq per unit PM2.5 did not significantly decline.
- Why it matters: Declining PM2.5 mass may not proportionally reduce hazardous particle-bound components, leaving uncertainty about whether toxicity per particle mass truly improves.
- What they did: The study measured 16 priority PM2.5-bound PAHs and compared lower- versus higher-PM2.5 stages, including BaP eq, particle-normalized toxicity-equivalent intensity (BaP eq/PM2.5), source-pattern analyses (PAH-PMF, RF-SHAP), and simulated adult inhalation cancer risk (ILCR).
- The result: BaP eq/PM2.5 showed no significant decrease (-7.6%, p=0.274), while BaP eq/ΣPAHs fell only modestly (-6.5%, p=0.026); 40.3% of simulated adult ILCR values exceeded 10−6, supporting joint PM2.5–BaP eq–BaP eq/PM2.5 evaluation.
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