Potential threat of heavy metals and PAHs in PM2. 5 in different urban functional areas of Beijing

Y Gao, X Guo, H Ji, C Li, H Ding, M Briki, L Tang… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Beijing, as the capital of China, is one of the most populous cities in the world. With the fine
particulate matter pollution being increasingly serious, daily exposure to hazardous …

Emission, distribution and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during municipal solid waste (MSW) and coal co-combustion

N Peng, Y Li, Z Liu, T Liu, C Gai - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Emission and distribution characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were
investigated during municipal solid waste (MSW) and coal combustion alone and MSW/coal …

Atmospheric PAHs in North China: spatial distribution and sources

Y Zhang, Y Lin, J Cai, Y Liu, L Hong, M Qin… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), formed through incomplete combustion process,
have adverse health effects. To investigate spatial distribution and sources of PAHs in North …

Household air pollution and personal exposure risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among rural residents in Shanxi, China

Y Chen, G Shen, Y Huang, Y Zhang, Y Han… - Indoor …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH s) are a group of pollutants of widespread concerns.
Gaseous and size‐segregated particulate‐phase PAH s were collected in indoor and …

High-resolution inventory of ammonia emissions from agricultural fertilizer in China from 1978 to 2008

P Xu, YJ Liao, YH Lin, CX Zhao, CH Yan… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The quantification of ammonia (NH 3) emissions is essential to the more accurate
quantification of atmospheric nitrogen deposition, improved air quality and the assessment …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediments from lakes along the middle‐lower reaches of the Y angtze R iver and …

Z Zhonghua, L Zhang, J Wu - Limnology and Oceanography, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among
the most concerning environmental pollutants due to their highly toxic, persistent and …

Association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in housewives' hair with hypertension

B Wang, Z Li, Y Ma, X Qiu, A Ren - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and hypertension
remains a subject of debate. The aims of this study were to determine an association of …

A wintertime study of PM2. 5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Taiyuan during 2009–2013: Assessment of pollution control strategy in a typical basin region

H Li, L Guo, R Cao, B Gao, Y Yan, Q He - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Taiyuan city in Shanxi province, China has been one of the top heavily polluted cities in the
world for a long time with large industrial emissions and high disease burden. Many …

PAHs accumulation on leaves of six evergreen urban shrubs: A field experiment

G Fellet, F Pošćić, S Licen, L Marchiol, R Musetti… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Air pollution refers to the occurrence of toxic substances in the atmosphere which results in
detrimental effects to human beings and living environments. Among the most common …

Association of indoor air pollution from coal combustion with influenza-like illness in housewives

B Wang, Y Liu, Z Li, Z Li - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
An association of influenza-like illness (ILI) with outdoor air pollution has been reported.
However, the effect of indoor air pollution on ILI was rarely investigated. We aimed to …