Characterization, source identification and risk associated with polyaromatic and chlorinated organic contaminants (PAHs, PCBs, PCBzs and OCPs) in the surface …

S Mitra, S Corsolini, K Pozo, O Audy, SK Sarkar… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution, source identification and ecotoxicological impact of a group of
persistent organic pollutants (POPs: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) …

Distribution pattern and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the water and sediment of Algoa Bay, South Africa

AO Adeniji, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2019 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are amongst the pollutants of major concern in the
terrestrial and aquatic habitats. They are mostly characterised by carcinogenic and non …

Vehicular contribution of PAHs in size dependent road dust: A source apportionment by PCA-MLR, PMF, and Unmix receptor models

J Zhang, R Li, X Zhang, Y Bai, P Cao, P Hua - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the source apportionments of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in road dust (RD) with four size fractions through three receptor models of principal …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and heavy metal contents in the urban soils in southern Poland

K Ciarkowska, F Gambus, J Antonkiewicz… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, we examined how urban and industrial sprawl has affected the concentrations
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) in the soils of two …

Seasonal occurrence and cancer risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in street dust from the Novi Sad city, Serbia

B Škrbić, N Đurišić-Mladenović, J Živančev… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
This is the first investigation that identified seasonal occurrence, distribution and sources of
16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 60 street dust samples collected within urban …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in agricultural soils from Ningde, China: levels, sources, and human health risk assessment

H Zheng, C Qu, J Zhang, SA Talpur, Y Ding… - … geochemistry and health, 2019 - Springer
Soil-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in farmland are critical to human
health. The level, composition, source, and cancer risk of sixteen PAHs in agricultural soil …

Seasonal and spatial variations of PM10-bounded PAHs in a coal mining city, China: Distributions, sources, and health risks

L Zheng, J Ou, M Liu, Y Chen, Q Tang, Y Hu - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emitted from coal combustion has
become the major contributor of atmospheric PAHs in China and caused worldwide concern …

Cancer risk assessment of soils contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Shanxi, China

H Qi, X Chen, Y Du, X Niu, F Guo, W Li - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
To assess the human cancer risk exposed to soil contaminated by polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Shanxi province, China, the total 33 samples in the surface soil …

Levels and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in surface soil of public parks in Southern Ghana

SK Frimpong, SS Koranteng - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2019 - Springer
This study evaluates the extent to which humans may be exposed to health risk from heavy
metals in surface soils of public parks in Southern Ghana during outdoor activities. The study …

Pollution and health risk assessments of potentially toxic elements in soil and sediment samples in a petrochemical industry and surrounding area

D Relić, S Sakan, I Anđelković, A Popović, D Đorđević - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The pollution state and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements (PTE) in soil and
sediment samples of the petrochemical industry and its surrounding area are evaluated in …