OBJECTIVE:The Ames tests were used to investigate the mutagenicity of PM2.5 samples which were collected from Shenzhen and Taiyuan.METHODS:The histidine-deficient Salmonella typhimurium strains TA97,TA98,TA100,TA102 and TA1535 were used.From the collected samples,four doses of PM2.5(40,100,200,and 400μg per dish),a negative control and a positive control were tested.Each test group was treated with S9 or without S9.RESULTS:After treatment with PM2.5 samples from Shenzhen,there were significant differences in mutagenicity(P