Use of SEM/EDX methods for the analysis of ambient particulate matter adhering to the skin surface.
D MirakovskiKaterina DamevskaViktor SimeonovskiS NikolovskaB BoevA PetrovT Sijakova IvanovaA ZendelskaM Hadzi-NikolovaI BoevG DimovR DarlenskiJ KazandjievaS DamevskaM SitumPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2022)
The SEM-EDX analysis provides evidence of the contamination of exposed skin to various airborne PM of natural or anthropogenic origin. This method may provide new insights into the link between exposure to AP and AP-induced skin damage.