A review on analysis methods, source identification, and cancer risk evaluation of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

L Famiyeh, K Chen, J Xu, Y Sun, Q Guo, C Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have gained attention because of their
environmental persistence and effects on ecosystems, animals, and human health. They are …

PAH diagnostic ratios for the identification of pollution emission sources

M Tobiszewski, J Namieśnik - Environmental pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios have recently come into common
use as a tool for identifying and assessing pollution emission sources. Some diagnostic …

Chemical reactivity and long-range transport potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons–a review

IJ Keyte, RM Harrison, G Lammel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of considerable concern due to their well-
recognised toxicity and especially due to the carcinogenic hazard which they present. PAHs …

Source characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by using their molecular indices: an overview of possibilities

E Stogiannidis, R Laane - Reviews of environmental contamination and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs or polyaromatic hydrocarbons) have
been extensively studied to understand their distribution, fate and effects in the environment …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentration levels, pattern, source identification and soil toxicity assessment in urban traffic soil of Dhanbad, India

S Suman, A Sinha, A Tarafdar - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Present study was carried out to assess and understand potential health risk and to examine
the impact of vehicular traffic on the contamination status of urban traffic soils in Dhanbad …

Impacts of PM2. 5 sources on variations in particulate chemical compounds in ambient air of Bangkok, Thailand

C ChooChuay, S Pongpiachan, D Tipmanee… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, PM 2.5-bound carbonaceous compounds, including organic carbon
(OC), elemental carbon (EC), water-soluble ionic species (WSIS), and polycyclic aromatic …

PAH molecular diagnostic ratios applied to atmospheric sources: a critical evaluation using two decades of source inventory and air concentration data from the UK

A Katsoyiannis, AJ Sweetman… - Environmental science & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Molecular diagnostic ratios (MDRs) the ratios of defined pairs of individual compounds
have been widely used as markers of different source categories of polycyclic aromatic …

Emission factors, characteristics, and gas-particle partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2. 5 emitted for the typical solid fuel combustions in rural …

B Zhang, J Sun, N Jiang, Y Zeng, Y Zhang, K He… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid fuel is a the most dominant energy source for household usages in developing
countries. In this study, emission characteristics on organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils: sources, behavior, and indication significance (a review)

AS Tsibart, AN Gennadiev - Eurasian Soil Science, 2013 - Springer
The current ideas of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils are reviewed. Their
natural and anthropogenic sources are discussed, and the mechanisms of their arrival from …

Parent, alkylated, oxygenated and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2. 5 emitted from residential biomass burning and coal combustion: A novel …

Y Zhang, Z Shen, J Sun, L Zhang, B Zhang, H Zou… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
To characterize the emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from residential
biomass burning and coal combustion in field environments, smoke samples were collected …