Review on characteristics of PAHs in atmosphere, anthropogenic sources and control technologies

ND Dat, MB Chang - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of organic compounds composed of
multiple aromatic rings. PAHs are ubiquitous atmospheric pollutants which are well …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives in airborne particulate matter: sources, analysis and toxicity

I Abbas, G Badran, A Verdin, F Ledoux… - Environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are worldwide pollutants produced mainly during
incomplete combustion and pyrolysis of organic substances. PAH derivatives are …

Ecological and human health hazards of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in road dust of Isfahan metropolis, Iran

N Soltani, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, T Tavakol… - Science of the total …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigates trace elements and PAHs content in road dust of Isfahan metropolis,
central Iran. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn are 22.15, 2.14 …

Towards a fuller assessment of benefits to children's health of reducing air pollution and mitigating climate change due to fossil fuel combustion

F Perera, A Ashrafi, P Kinney, D Mills - Environmental research, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Fossil fuel combustion by-products, including particulate matter (PM 2.5),
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) and carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

Source apportionment of atmospheric PM2. 5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a PMF receptor model. Assessment of potential risk for human health

MS Callén, A Iturmendi, JM López - Environmental pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract One year sampling (2011–2012) campaign of airborne PM2. 5-bound PAH was
performed in Zaragoza, Spain. A source apportionment of total PAH by Positive Matrix …

Status, source, ecological and health risk assessment of toxic metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in street dust of Abadan, Iran

N Ghanavati, A Nazarpour, MJ Watts - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential hazard to human health from exposure to toxic metals and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in street dust was assessed using thirty street dust samples collected …

A one-year monitoring of spatiotemporal variations of PM2. 5-bound PAHs in Tehran, Iran: source apportionment, local and regional sources origins and source …

MS Ali-Taleshi, M Moeinaddini, AR Bakhtiari… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract PM 2.5-bound PAHs were analyzed in a total of 135 daily samples collected during
four seasons from 2018 to 2019, at three urban sites in Tehran, Iran. This study aims to …

Fine particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at an urban site of Wuhan, central China: Characteristics, potential sources and cancer risks …

Y Zhang, H Zheng, L Zhang, Z Zhang, X Xing… - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Levels, compositions, sources, and cancer risks of fine particle (PM 2.5)-bound PAHs were
investigated at an urban site of Wuhan, Central China. Totally 115 PM 2.5 samples collected …

PM2. 5-bound PAHs in three indoor and one outdoor air in Beijing: Concentration, source and health risk assessment

Y Chen, X Li, T Zhu, Y Han, D Lv - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Three indoor (residential home, dormitory, and office) and one outdoor concentrations of PM
2.5-bound Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analyzed in Beijing across four …

Ambient PM2. 5 and PM10 bound PAHs in Islamabad, Pakistan: Concentration, source and health risk assessment

T Mehmood, T Zhu, I Ahmad, X Li - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient particulate matter contribute
considerably to human health risk. Simultaneous sampling of ambient PM 2.5/PM 10 was …