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Chemical oxidative potential and cellular oxidative stress from open biomass burning aerosol Wing Y Tuet, Fobang Liu, Nilmara de Oliveira Alves, Shierly Fok, Paulo Artaxo, Perola C Vasconcellos, Julie Champion, and Nga Lee Ng Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00060 • Publication Date (Web): 15 Feb 2019 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on February 17, 2019
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Chemical oxidative potential and cellular oxidative stress from open biomass burning
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aerosol
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Wing Y. Tuet1, Fobang Liu1, Nilmara de Oliveira Alves2, Shierly Fok1, Paulo Artaxo3, Pérola
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Vasconcellos4, Julie A. Champion1, Nga L. Ng1,5*
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GA 30332, USA
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of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508, Brazil
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of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508, Brazil
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 03178, Brazil
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Keywords: oxidative potential, reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, biomass burning, particulate
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Particulate matter (PM) exposure is a leading global human health risk. In this
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study, water-soluble oxidative potential (OP) and intracellular reactive oxygen and
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nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) production were measured for open biomass burning
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aerosol collected from the Brazilian Amazon. Compared to ambient samples collected
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from Atlanta and laboratory-generated secondary organic aerosol (SOA), biomass
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burning aerosol had comparable OP and induced higher levels of ROS/RNS. Compared
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to regressed OP ranges for biomass burning factors resolved using source apportionment
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in prior studies, the samples investigated in this study spanned a wider OP range,
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suggesting that concentration addition may not be applicable for OP measurements. The
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discrepancy between ROS/RNS estimated using laboratory polycyclic aromatic
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hydrocarbons (PAHs) solution mixtures and ROS/RNS measured for the water-soluble
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hydrophobic fraction of Amazon filter samples further supports this conclusion. These
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results have important implications as many previous studies are based on linear
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regressions that assume concentration addition. Finally, a significant correlation was
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observed between ROS/RNS and levoglucosan concentrations although exposure to
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pure solutions of levoglucosan induced negligible ROS/RNS. These results demonstrate
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that levoglucosan may be considered as predictors for ROS/RNS even though
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concentration addition may not be an applicable mixture effect model.
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Introduction
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Exposure to inhalable particulate matter (PM) is a leading cause of premature
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death worldwide.1, 2 According to recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO),
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an estimated 7 million premature deaths each year may be attributed to PM inhalation,
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and 9 out of 10 individuals worldwide breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.3
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Over the past few decades, multiple epidemiological studies have reported associations
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between elevated PM concentrations and increased incidences of cardiopulmonary
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morbidity and mortality.2, 4-9 The specific mechanism by which PM exposure results in
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adverse health outcomes is still unclear. Nevertheless, toxicological studies have
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suggested a possible mechanism whereby oxidative stress is induced through PM-
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initiated oxidant production,10-13 and multiple assays14-17 have been developed to
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measure the production of these oxidants.
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Recently, several studies on the relative toxicities of different aerosol subtypes
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resolved using various source apportionment methods reported a high oxidative potential
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(OP) for biomass burning aerosol (BURN18 and biomass burning organic aerosol,
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BBOA19). However, direct measures of biomass burning aerosol toxicity are scarce20, 21
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or include measures that cannot be readily compared to the toxicity of other aerosol
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subtypes.22-25 Furthermore, the BURN18 and BBOA19 factors were resolved assuming a
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concentration addition model for oxidative potentials, which may not be applicable
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according to recent studies.26-28
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The Brazilian Amazon presents an ideal environment for studying the toxicity of
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biomass burning aerosol with minimal influence from industrial emissions or other
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sources.29, 30 The region contains about 40% of the world’s remaining tropical rainforests
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and has been severely affected by deforestation and open biomass burning emissions in
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recent years.31 These activities represent a major source of inhalable PM,32 especially
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during the dry season, and the increased PM has been shown to have a significant health
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impact on the surrounding population (e.g., increased incidence of respiratory
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diseases).22, 29, 33
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In the present study, OP and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS)
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production were measured for ambient PM samples collected in the southwestern region
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of the Brazilian Amazon during dry and wet seasons. The dithiothreitol (DTT) assay was
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utilized to measure OP, which may represent the concentration of redox-active species
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present in the PM sample.34 A cellular assay involving murine alveolar macrophages was
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employed to measure intracellular ROS/RNS produced as a result of PM exposure.16, 28,
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composition were explored to identify and elucidate components associated with biomass
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burning aerosol toxicity.
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Methods
Correlations between aerosol toxicity measures (OP or ROS/RNS levels) and chemical
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PM collection and extraction. Ambient PM10 samples were collected from a site
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(8.69⁰ S, 63.87⁰ W) located in the southwestern region of the Brazilian Amazon, about 5
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km north of Porto Velho,36 during the dry (28 July 2011 – 10 October 2011) and wet (10
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October 2011 – 15 March 2012) seasons. High-volume samplers with a flow rate of 1.3
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m3 min-1 were used to collect particles onto pre-baked quartz filters. Concentrations of
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organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) were determined using thermal-optical
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transmittance (TOT, Sunset Laboratory Inc.), while concentrations of monosaccharide
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anhydrides (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) were measured using high-
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performance anion-exchange chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass
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spectrometry (HPAEC/ESI-MS).37 Concentrations of various polycyclic aromatic
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hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives (fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene,
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luoranthene, pyrene, retene, benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene,
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benzo(k)fluoranthene,
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dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, and benzo(g,h,i)perylene), oxygenated-PAHs (oxy-PAHs; 9-
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fluorenone, 9,10-anthraquinone, 2-methylanthraquinone, and benzo(a)anthracene-7,12-
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dione), and nitrogenated-PAHs (nitro-PAHs; 9-nitrophenanthrene, 3-nitrophenanthrene,
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2-nitrophenanthrene, 2-nitroanthracene, 3-nitrofluoranthene, 2-nitrofluoranthene, 1-
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nitropyrene,
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nitrobenzo(a)pyrene) were determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
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(GC-MS, Agilent 7820A).37,
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these samples can be found in Oliveira Alves et al. 37, 38
benzo(e)pyrene,
4-nitropyrene,
benzo(a)pyrene,
7-nitrobenzo(a)anthracene,
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indenol(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene,
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Mass concentrations and detailed chemical analysis of
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Collected samples were extracted following pre-established procedures for OP
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determination39 and intracellular ROS/RNS measurement.16 Briefly, filters were
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submerged in extraction media (DI water for OP and cell culture media (RPMI-1640) for
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ROS/RNS) and sonicated for 30 min using an Ultrasonic Cleanser (VWR International).
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Extracts were filtered using a 0.45 µm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) syringe filter
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(Fisherbrand™) to remove insoluble material post-sonication34 and extracts for cellular
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exposure were supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS).16
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon solutions. Laboratory solutions of pure oxy- and
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nitro-PAHs were prepared to final concentrations of 1 ng µL-1 (9-fluorenone), 2 ng µL-1 (1-
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nitropyrene, 6-nitrochrysene), and 4 ng µL-1 (2-methylanthraquinone) and diluted 1000x
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prior to cellular exposure. Concentrations were chosen to span the range observed for
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these species in the collected samples.38
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Oxidative potential. Intrinsic water-soluble OP as measured by DTT was measured
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using a semi-automated DTT system.34 Briefly, the method consisted of three major
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steps: (1) oxidation of DTT by redox-active species, (2) reaction of unoxidized DTT with
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5,5-dithio-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) to form 2-nitro-5-mercaptobenoic acid (TNB),
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and (3) measurement of TNB at 412 nm using an online spectrophotometer (Ocean
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Optics, Inc., Dunedin, USA).
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Intracellular ROS/RNS measurement. Murine alveolar macrophages (MH-S,
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ATCC®CRL-2019™), maintained in RPMI-1640 media supplemented with 10% FBS, 1%
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penicillin-streptomycin, and 50 µM β-mercaptoethanol at 37°C and 5% CO2, were
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exposed to PM extracts or laboratory-prepared solutions of pure oxy- and nitro-PAHs for
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24 hrs. Intracellular ROS/RNS levels were measured post-exposure following the
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methodology described in Tuet et al.16 (cell density: 2 x 104 cells well-1; ROS/RNS probe:
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carboxy-H2DCFDA, Molecular Probes C-400, 10 µM). A detailed description of ROS/RNS
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measurement is provided in supporting information and have been described in Tuet et
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al.16, 28, 35
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Cellular
metabolic
activity.
MTT
(3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-
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diphenyltetrazolium bromide) was used to assess cellular metabolic activity post PM
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exposure following manufacturer’s instruments (Biotium). No decrease of metabolic
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activity was observed upon exposure to filter extract.
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Statistical analysis. Linear regressions were evaluated using Pearson’s correlation
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coefficient with the significance determined using multiple imputation40 and a 95%
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confidence level.
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Ambient and chamber context. Open biomass burning aerosol collected from the
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Brazilian Amazon during both dry (intense biomass burning)37, 38 and wet (low to moderate
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biomass burning)37,
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manner (Fig. S1). Over the same dose range, Amazon aerosol generally induced higher
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seasons induced ROS/RNS production in a dose-dependent
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ROS/RNS levels (AUC per µg of PM) than ambient samples collected around the Greater
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Atlanta region16 and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) generated from a variety of
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biogenic and anthropogenic precursors28,
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during the dry season. The high ROS/RNS production observed for biomass burning
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aerosol suggests that oxidative stress may be a likely mechanism by which biomass
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burning aerosol exposure results in the adverse health endpoints reported in prior
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studies.41, 42 In particular, de Oliveira Alves et al.22 showed that biomass burning aerosol
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(the same samples used in this work) induced oxidative stress in human lung cells.
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Furthermore, previous studies have shown that exposure to biomass burning aerosol was
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associated with increased phlegm production in humans.42 A well-established link exists
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between oxidative stress, characterized by increased oxidant production such as
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ROS/RNS, and mucus hypersecretion,43-46 further supporting oxidative stress as a
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possible mechanism for the health effects of biomass burning aerosol. Increased oxidant
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production may also result in other cellular damages, including DNA/RNA damage,
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protein oxidation, and lipid peroxidation.47, 48 A higher occurrence of DNA damage have
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been found in a prior study23 from exposure to biomass burning aerosol collected from
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the Brazilian Amazon. These results are in agreement with the ROS/RNS measurements
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obtained in this study, where higher ROS/RNS levels were observed for samples
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collected during the dry season (Fig. S2).
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(Fig. 1), especially for aerosol collected
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In terms of OP, biomass burning aerosol had redox activities comparable to that
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observed for ambient samples collected from multiple sites in Atlanta19, 39, 49 and chamber
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SOA generated from different precursors50 (Fig.1). Additionally, higher DTT activities
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were observed for samples collected during the dry season compared to the wet season
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(Fig.S2). Previous studies using factor analysis and linear regression reported that BBOA
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resolved from ambient high resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS)
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data was the most redox-active among different aerosol subtypes.19 The higher redox
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activity observed during the dry season is therefore consistent with the more intense open
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biomass burning that is characteristic of the dry season. It is also interesting to note that
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many DTT activities measured for open biomass burning aerosol collected from the
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Amazon region overlap the ranges in between two biomass burning aerosol factors
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(BBOA and BURN) resolved using different source apportionment methods.18, 19 Note that
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aerosol samples collected in this study were PM10 while PM2.5 samples were analyzed in
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the BBOA and BURN studies.18,
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accounted for ~80% mass concentration of PM10 during the dry season at the same
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sampling site of this study.32 To our knowledge, the measurements acquired in this study
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represent the first direct measures of aerosol oxidative potential during intense open
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biomass burning from the Amazon region. It is promising that there exists some overlap
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between direct measures and regressed values. However, it should be noted that the
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direct measurements of open biomass burning OP span a range that extends lower than
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that predicted by either regression study,18, 19 although components from other types of
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aerosol might contribute to the lower range in this study. Additionally, this study confirms
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our previous conclusion16, 35 that there is not one simple correlation between oxidative
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potential and cellular ROS/RNS levels for different PM samples, while low DTT activity
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PM constituents associated with ROS/RNS production. PM-induced ROS/RNS
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production (AUC per m3 of air) was significantly correlated with concentrations of various
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monosaccharide anhydrides (levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan) (Fig. 2). These
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monosaccharides are known tracers for biomass burning and ratios of different
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monosaccharides may be used to infer the source of biomass burning.51 For wet season
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samples, low but appreciable levels of ROS/RNS were induced despite negligible
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amounts of all three monosaccharides. These results suggest that monosaccharide
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concentrations may serve not only as a tracer for biomass burning, but also as a good
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predictor for ROS/RNS produced as a result of exposure to biomass burning aerosol.
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Note that exposure to pure levoglucosan solutions (prepared in the laboratory) induced
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negligible ROS/RNS production over the range observed in the collected samples (Fig.
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ROS/RNS levels were also significantly correlated with concentrations of OC and
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EC (Fig. S4). Prior studies involving both cellular and acellular assays have highlighted
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the importance of organic species in terms of aerosol toxicity.28,
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correlations between ROS/RNS production and organic species (water-soluble organic
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carbon and brown carbon) have been previously reported using the same cellular assay
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used in this study.16 Another study using a different cellular assay reported significant
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correlations between the biomass burning fraction of water-soluble organic carbon and
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ROS activity as well.54 Additionally, a meta-analysis performed using data from multiple
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epidemiological studies found that the relative health risk per mass of EC was about an
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order of magnitude greater than that of PM2.5.56 This indicates that EC was a tracer for
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many chemical species co-emitted during biomass burning.
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aerosol toxicity, correlations between the concentrations of multiple PAHs and ROS/RNS
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levels were evaluated. The sum of all PAHs detected in the biomass burning samples
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was not significantly correlated with ROS/RNS production (Fig. S5a). For samples
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collected during the wet season, a low level of ROS/RNS was induced regardless of total
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PAH concentration (blue markers in Fig. S5a). A larger range of ROS/RNS was observed
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for samples collected during the dry season, although no significant correlation was
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found. Similar relationships were observed for individual PAHs detected. Previous studies
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have shown that oxy-PAHs are more redox active and induce the formation of more
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ROS/RNS upon cellular exposure.35, 50, 57, 58 Correlations between oxy- and nitro-PAHs
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and ROS/RNS, however, were also not significant for the majority of individual oxy- and
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nitro-PAHs as well as the sum of oxy- and nitro-PAHs (Fig. S5). The lack of correlation
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to pure solutions of four oxy- and nitro-PAHs (1-nitropyrene, 6-nitrochrysene, 9-
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fluorenone, and 2-methylanthraquinone) induced considerable levels of ROS/RNS
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production (Fig. S6). These specific compounds were chosen due to their demonstrated
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toxicity, including DNA adduct formation, carcinogenicity, and cytotoxicity.58-62 In
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particular, 9-fluorenone has been shown to induce ROS production61 and a significant
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correlation between concentrations of 9-fluorenone and ROS/RNS was observed for the
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biomass burning samples (Fig. S7). Together with the results obtained for levoglucosan,
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these results suggest that there is not a simple relationship between correlation and
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causation, and caution must be exercised when interpreting correlation results.
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Compared to the Pearson correlation, it is suggested to use non-parameter methods in
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statistical analysis. It should however be noted that ambient samples contain other
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compounds that were not identified in this study. These compounds may induce
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ROS/RNS production, which may potentially affect correlation results.
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To gauge the relative contribution of oxy- and nitro-PAHs to ROS/RNS production
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and to evaluate the applicability of concentration addition as an effect model, an estimated
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ROS/RNS level was calculated using individual dose-response curves (Fig. S6) and
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concentrations for the four oxy- and nitro-PAHs (Fig. 3, aqua bars). ROS/RNS produced
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as a result of exposure to the water-soluble hydrophobic fraction of biomass burning
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aerosol collected from the Brazilian Amazon, obtained by passing the water-soluble
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extract through a C-18 column,63 was also measured for comparison (Fig. 3, pink bars).
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For the eight samples investigated, the ROS/RNS estimated using oxy- and nitro-PAHs
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was lower than that measured for the water-soluble hydrophobic fraction for six samples
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and higher for two samples. These results directly demonstrate that concentration
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addition is not an accurate effect model for estimating cellular responses induced as a
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result of aerosol exposure, in agreement with recent findings regarding the non-additivity
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of redox activities.26-28
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Implications. Results from this study represent the first direct measurements for
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OP and ROS/RNS of open biomass burning aerosol from the Amazon region. The
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perspective gained on the relative toxicity of biomass burning aerosol in the context of
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other aerosol subtypes as well as the information obtained from the differences observed
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between samples collected during dry and wet seasons can guide future studies to focus
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more on biomass burning emissions due to its high relative toxicity. Furthermore, the
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discrepancies between OP measured in this study and biomass burning factors resolved
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from source apportionment methods (BURN and BBOA) and between ROS/RNS
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estimated using oxy- and nitro-PAHs and ROS/RNS measured demonstrates that
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concentration addition may not be an applicable mixture effect model for both OP and
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ROS/RNS measurements. These results have important implications as many previous
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studies are based on linear regressions that assume concentration addition.18, 19, 64
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Supporting Information
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The supporting material consists of a detailed description of ROS/RNS measurement
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Corresponding author
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Nga Lee Ng: Phone: (404) 385 2148; Email:
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Notes
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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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This work was supported by the Health Effects Institute under research agreement No.
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4943-RFA13-2/14-4. W. Y. Tuet acknowledges support by the National Science
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Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant No. DGE-1650044. P. Artaxo
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acknowledges support from FAPESP under Grants 2013/05014-0 and 2017/17047-0 and
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CNPq. The authors thank Fernando Morais and Fábio Jorge for assisting with sample
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collection in the Amazon and acknowledge support from the LBA Central office at INPA,
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Manaus. The authors also thank Rodney J. Weber for use of the DTT assay setup.
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ABBREVIATIONS
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PM: particulate matter; ROS/RNS: reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; DTT:
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