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Fuel feedstock determines biodiesel exhaust toxicity in a human airway epithelial cell exposure model

Biodiesel is promoted as a sustainable replacement for commercial diesel. Biodiesel fuel and exhaust properties change depending on the base feedstock oil/fat used during creation. The aims of this study were, for the first time, to compare the exhaust exposure health impacts of a wide range of biodiesels made from different feedstocks and relate these effects with the corresponding exhaust characteristics.

Citation:
Landwehr KR, Hillas J, Mead-Hunter R, Brooks P, ……Kicic A, Mullins BJ, Larcombe AN, for AusREC and WAERP. Fuel feedstock determines biodiesel exhaust toxicity in a human airway epithelial cell exposure model. J Hazard Mater. 2021;420.

Keywords:
Biodiesel; Exhaust exposure; Health; In vitro exposure model; Vehicle emissions

Abstract:
Biodiesel is promoted as a sustainable replacement for commercial diesel. Biodiesel fuel and exhaust properties change depending on the base feedstock oil/fat used during creation. The aims of this study were, for the first time, to compare the exhaust exposure health impacts of a wide range of biodiesels made from different feedstocks and relate these effects with the corresponding exhaust characteristics.