Understanding the natural mechanisms that control fire occurrence in terrigenous
ecosystems requires long and continuous records of past fires. Proxies, such as sedimentary …

To facilitate monitoring efforts, a forensic chemical fingerprinting methodology has been
applied to characterize and differentiate pyrogenic (combustion derived) and biogenic …

The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, coal ash spill in Eastern Tennessee,
and wildfires near Flagstaff, Arizona, and in California, share one thing in common. These …

Environmental pollution by man-made persistent organic chemicals (POCs) has been a
serious global issue for over half a century. POCs are prevalent in air, water, soil, and …

The atmospheric deposition of semi-volatile organic compounds represents a potential
threat to pristine mountains, in particular by persistent toxic substances which have high …

Although wildfires are identified as an important source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and PAHs are well-known for their pernicious properties, the toxicity of runoff from …

The scope of this work was to evaluate the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and their possible sources in two shallow sediment cores from an estuarine area …

“Total petroleum hydrocarbons”(TPHs) or “petroleum hydrocarbons”(PHCs) are one of the
most widespread soil pollutants in Canada, North America, and worldwide. Clean-up of PHC …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered persistent organic pollutants and
can cause serious damage in some organisms, including mutagenic and carcinogenic …

The concentrations of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in
surface sediment samples from nine sites located at the Iguaçu River Basin in the …