Correction to Appalachian Mountaintop Mining Particulate Matter Induces Neoplastic Transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells and Promotes Tumor Formation
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In the version of this article originally published, the statement under Materials and Methods “In comparison with PMCON, Si and Mo were found to be the main inorganic chemical elements in PMMTM with the % weight-average of 48.15 ± 26.91% and 28.90 ± 4.16%, respectively, for Si and Mo versus 23.75 ± 15.07% and 0.00 ± 0.00% of the elements in PMCON” should be modified to “In comparison with PMCON, Si and Mo were inorganic chemical elements found in PMMTM and were therefore further investigated in this study for their effects on cells”.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 49 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015