Evaluation of the health impact of aerosols emitted from different combustion sources: Comprehensive characterization of the aerosol physicochemical properties as well as the molecular biological and toxicological effects of the aerosols on human lung cells and macrophages. 

Ralf Zimmermann1,2, Gunnar Dittmar1,3, Tamara Kanashova1,3, Jeroen Buters1,4, Sebastian Öder1,4, Hanns Rudolf Paur1,5, Sonja Mülhopt1,5, Marco Dilger1,5, Carsten Weiss1,5, Horst Harndorf1,6, Benjamin Stengel1,6, Maija-Riita Hirvonen1,7, Jorma Jokiniemi1,7, Karsten Hiller1,8, Sean Sapcariu1,8, Olli Sippula1,7, Thorsten Streibel2, Erwin Karg2, Benedikt Weggler1,2, Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis2, Jutta Lintelmann2, Martin Sklorz2, Jürgen Orasche2, Laarnie Müller1,2, Johannes Passig1,2, Thomas Gröger2, Pasi I. Jalava7, Mikko Happo7 and Oskari Uski7, (1)HICE - Helmholtz Virtual Institute of Complex Molecular Systems in Environmental Health, Www.Hice-Vi.Eu, Germany, (2)Joint Mass Spectrometry Centre, Rostock University (Analyt. Chem.) & Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU/ CMA), Rostock/ Munich, Germany, (3)Max-Delbrück-Centrum, Berlin, Germany, (4)Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany, (5)Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, (6)University of Rostock, Inst. of Piston Machines &Int. Combust. Engines, Rostock, Germany, (7)University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, (8)University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg