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However, the toxicity of major constituents of PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub> and how they compare to each other remain uncertain.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We assigned address-specific exposure to PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub>, elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), nitrate, and sulfate averaged over the entire period of pregnancy for each birth in Massachusetts from 2001 to 2012 using a high-resolution exposure model. Using multivariate regression adjusted for total PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub>, we estimated the relative toxicity of each constituent on continuous birthweight.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>EC was more toxic per interquartile range increase compared with remaining PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub> in single constituent models that estimated the effect of a constituent with adjustment for PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub>. OC, nitrate, and sulfate were each less toxic than their respective remaining PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub> per interquartile range increase. When all constituents and total PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub> were included in the same model, EC was most toxic, followed by nitrate, then OC and sulfate with similar toxicities. Sensitivity analyses using term low birth weight and small for gestational age also showed that EC was most detrimental as did averaging exposures over the third trimester of pregnancy. Scaling to unit mass increases also showed EC to be most toxic.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Four major constituents of PM<jats:sub>2.5<\/jats:sub> had different relative toxicities on continuous birthweight. 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