江西林业科技

生物柴油排放物可能会引发炎症

    生物燃料：与石油基柴油排放相比，生物柴油排放的废气更会导致人体细胞的炎症，和小鼠的肺部炎症。

    生物柴油，是一种来自动物或植物脂肪的燃料，往往是作为一种环保的柴油替代品而受到吹捧。燃料来自可再生资源，它燃烧产生更少的温室气体和颗粒物，与石油柴油相比较。然而，很少有人知道生物柴油废气对健康的影响。现在，一项研究发现，与石油柴油排放物相比，生物柴油废气可能会引发更大的哺乳动物细胞和肺部的炎症（Environ.sci. Technol，2013年，DOI：10.1021/es403146c的）。

Biodiesel, a fuel derived from animal or vegetable fats, is often touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to diesel made from petroleum. The fuel comes from a renewable resource, and burning it generates fewer greenhouse gases and less particulate matter than petrodiesel produces. However, very little is known about the health effects of biodiesel exhaust. Now a study finds that, compared to petrodiesel emissions, biodiesel exhaust may trigger greater inflammation in mammalian cells and lungs (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, DOI: 10.1021/es403146c).