Benzo (a) pyrene in Europe: Ambient air concentrations, population exposure and health effects

CBB Guerreiro, J Horálek, F de Leeuw… - Environmental pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
This study estimated current benzo (a) pyrene (BaP) concentration levels, population
exposure and potential health impacts of exposure to ambient air BaP in Europe. These …

Source apportionment of PAHs in roadside agricultural soils of a megacity using positive matrix factorization receptor model and compound-specific carbon isotope …

J Yang, P Sun, X Zhang, XY Wei, YP Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in agricultural soils (n= 41) along
Shanghai road net was systematically investigated to characterize pollution distribution and …

Spatial distribution, driving factors and health risks of fine particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from indoors and outdoors in Hefei, China

M Shen, G Liu, L Zhou, H Yin, M Arif… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atmospheric particulate matter, especially in urban and industrial environments, can act as a
source of different organic pollutants that can pose significant health impacts to residents …

PAHs, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in the atmosphere of Eastern Mediterranean: Investigation of their occurrence, sources and gas-particle partitioning in …

M Iakovides, M Apostolaki, EG Stephanou - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Thirty-four air samples were collected from 2013 to 2015, at a semi-rural site in Eastern
Mediterranean (Island of Crete), to study the atmospheric occurrence of polycyclic aromatic …

Distribution patterns, infiltration and health risk assessment of PM2. 5-bound PAHs in indoor and outdoor air in cold zone

MOA Mohammed, W Song, Y Ma, L Liu, W Ma, WL Li… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study we investigated the distribution patterns, infiltration and health risk assessment
of PM2. 5-bound PAHs in indoor and outdoor air done in Harbin city, northeastern China …

Carcinogenic organic content of particulate matter at urban locations with different pollution sources

G Pehnec, I Jakovljević, R Godec, ZS Štrukil… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are compounds known for their adverse effects on
human health. Many of them are proven carcinogens, especially those with 5 and 6 aromatic …

Occurrence of BTX and PAHs in underground drinking water of coking contaminated sites: Linkage with altitude and health risk assessment by boiling-modified …

C Wang, W Wang, S Shao, W Deng, C Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The safety of underground drinking water has received widespread attention. However, few
studies have focused on the occurrence and health risks of pollutants in underground …

Analysis of the effect of meteorological factors on PM2. 5-associated PAHs during autumn-winter in urban Nanchang

X Liu, C Li, H Tu, Y Wu, C Ying, Q Huang, S Wu… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2016 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTThe objectives of this study were to examine the association between PM2. 5-
associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their meteorological factors, and …

Modeling and evaluating spatial variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban lake surface sediments in Shanghai

J Yang, Y Yang, RS Chen, XZ Meng, J Xu… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
To explore the influence of rapid urbanization development on the accumulation of 16
priority PAHs in urban environment, thirty-three surface sediments from city lakes in different …

Spatial modeling and source identification of PAHs in soils and roadside dusts from Hangzhou, a new first-tier megcity of China

P Sun, J Yang, Y Wu, X Liu, Y Huang, EK He… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Soil (n= 100) and roadside dust (n= 97) samples across a new first-tier megacity
(Hangzhou, East China) were collected to systematically survey the spatial patterns and …