New study finds that ship emissions from HFO and diesel adversely affect pulmonary macrophages
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2016
Often referred to as scavenger cells, they absorb and engulf microorganisms. Since macrophages also play a key role in lung diseases such as COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the new study is important for understanding the health risks of ship exhausts. Their open access paper is published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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