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 …

Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

F Wania, C Shunthirasingham - Environmental Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
During passive air sampling, the amount of a chemical taken up in a sorbent from the air
without the help of a pump is quantified and converted into an air concentration. In an …

Degradation of fluorene and phenanthrene in PAHs-contaminated soil using Pseudomonas and Bacillus strains isolated from oil spill sites

S Rabodonirina, R Rasolomampianina, F Krier… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Biodegradation of 3-ring and 4-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
model (fluorene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene) were investigated. Twenty-seven …

Influence of urban vegetation on air pollution and noise exposure–a case study in Gothenburg, Sweden

J Klingberg, M Broberg, B Strandberg… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Air pollution levels (NO 2, PAHs, O 3) were investigated, before (BLE) and after (ALE) leaf
emergence, in the urban landscape of Gothenburg, Sweden. The aims were to study the 1) …

[HTML][HTML] Distributions of PAHs, NPAHs, OPAHs, BrPAHs, and ClPAHs in air, bulk deposition, soil, and water in the Shandong Peninsula, China: Urban-rural gradient …

A Qi, P Wang, J Lv, T Zhao, Q Huang, Y Wang… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A systematic study of the movement of PAHs (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and their
derivatives through air, soil, and water is key to understanding the exchange and transport …

Association between thyroid function and exposures to brominated and organophosphate flame retardants in rural Central Appalachia

S Wang, KA Romanak, M Hendryx… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Exposure to flame retardants (FRs) is associated with adverse effects on human health.
Focusing on three FR groups, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) …

Spatial and temporal variation, source identification, and toxicity evaluation of brominated/chlorinated/nitrated/oxygenated-PAHs at a heavily industrialized area in …

P Wang, A Qi, Q Huang, Y Wang, X Tuo, T Zhao… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Some derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as chlorinated and
brominated PAHs (Cl/BrPAHs), nitrated and oxygenated PAHs (N/OPAHs) have attracted …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure triggers inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in BALB/c mice: a pilot study

GA Rojas, N Saavedra, K Saavedra, M Hevia… - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The particulate matter present in air pollution is a complex mixture of solid and liquid
particles that vary in size, origin, and composition, among which are polycyclic aromatic …

MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their link with inflammation and lung cancer

P Letelier, R Saldías, P Loren, I Riquelme… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exposure to atmospheric air pollution containing volatile organic compounds such as
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been shown to be a risk factor in the induction …

Atmospheric concentrations, distributions and air-soil exchange tendencies of PAHs and PCBs in a heavily industrialized area in Kocaeli, Turkey

B Cetin, S Yurdakul, M Keles, I Celik, F Ozturk… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Dilovasi is one of the heavily industrialized areas in Turkey with serious environmental
problems. In this study, the atmospheric concentration of PAHs and PCBs were measured …