Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. A review

AT Lawal - Cogent Environmental Science, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The recent literature describing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, water, soil
and sediment, waste sludge, biomonitoring, toxicity, are reviewed. Aspects of sampling …

Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) in the environment–a review

BAM Bandowe, H Meusel - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are derivatives of PAHs with at least
one nitro-functional group (-NO 2) on the aromatic ring. The toxic effects of several nitro …

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 …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives (nitro-PAHs, oxygenated PAHs, and azaarenes) in PM2. 5 from Southern European cities

CA Alves, AM Vicente, D Custódio, M Cerqueira… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Atmospheric particulate matter (PM 2.5) samples were collected over two one
month periods during winter and summer in three Southern European cities (Oporto–traffic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives (O-PAHs, N-PAHs, OH-PAHs): Determination in suspended particulate matter (SPM)–A review

M Nowakowski, I Rykowska, R Wolski… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this paper is the presentation of the current state-of-the-art about the
determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their oxidized forms …

Spatiotemporal variability of PAHs and their derivatives in sediments of the Laizhou Bay in the eastern China: Occurrence, source, and ecological risk assessment

Z Lu, W Tian, S Zhang, M Chu, J Zhao, B Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
To understand the pollution status and risk levels in the Laizhou Bay, the spatiotemporal
distribution, source, and ecological risk of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and …

Concentration, source identification, and exposure risk assessment of PM2. 5-bound parent PAHs and nitro-PAHs in atmosphere from typical Chinese cities

D Liu, T Lin, JH Syed, Z Cheng, Y Xu, K Li, G Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Sixteen parent PAHs and twelve nitro-PAHs were measured in PM2. 5 samples collected
over one year (2013–2014) at nine urban sites in China. During the sampling period …

Oxygenated and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air—levels, phase partitioning, mass size distributions, and inhalation bioaccessibility

G Lammel, Z Kitanovski, P Kukučka… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Among the nitrated and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs and OPAHs)
are some of the most hazardous substances to public health, mainly because of their …

Remediation of soils contaminated with PAHs and nitro-PAHs using microwave irradiation

PP Falciglia, G De Guidi, A Catalfo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The main goal of this study was the application of a bench-scale microwave (MW) heating
treatment of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) and nitro-PAHs …

PAHs and nitro-PAHs in urban Beijing from 2017 to 2018: Characteristics, sources, transformation mechanism and risk assessment

Y Li, X Bai, Y Ren, R Gao, Y Ji, Y Wang, H Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their nitrated derivatives (NPAHs) attract
continuous attention due to their distinct carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. To investigate the …