Soil is an important environmental matrix to support the life of all organisms directly or
indirectly. Despite being the ultimate sink for all pollutants, it has been neglected for long …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of organic compounds with two
or more fused aromatic rings. They have a relatively low solubility in water, but are highly …

We studied the source, concentration, spatial distribution and health risk of 16 polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban soils of Beijing. The total mass concentration of 16 …

Recent findings suggest a higher natural contribution to PAH concentrations in soil than
previously thought. I hypothesized that the PAH pattern in soil is dominated by two main …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil have been recognised as a serious health
and environmental issue due to their carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic properties …

This paper summarizes the published scientific data on the soil contamination by
semivolatile organic chemicals (SVOCs) in China. Data has been found for more than 150 …

Concentrations of seven heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) and one metalloid
(As) as well as various parameters (pH, organic carbon, granulometric analysis and cation …

The concentrations, profiles, sources and spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in 40 surface soil samples collected from Beijing …

The co-occurrence of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with heavy metals and their effect
on soil microbial activity have not been systematically investigated. In this study a holistic …

Diversity, distribution and composition of bacterial community of soils contaminated long-
term with both polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals were explored for …