Review on characteristics of PAHs in atmosphere, anthropogenic sources and control technologies

ND Dat, MB Chang - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of organic compounds composed of
multiple aromatic rings. PAHs are ubiquitous atmospheric pollutants which are well …

Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review

P Pant, RM Harrison - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Road traffic is one of the main sources of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Despite its
importance, there are significant challenges in quantitative evaluation of its contribution to …

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 …

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 …

Levels, sources and potential human health risks of organic pollutants in urban soils

A Cachada, P Pato, T Rocha-Santos… - Science of the total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Urban soil quality may be severely affected by PAH and PCB contamination, impairing
environmental and human health. A comprehensive study was conducted in two contrasting …

[PDF][PDF] An overview: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from the stationary and mobile sources and in the ambient air

NK Cheruiyot, WJ Lee, JK Mwangi, LC Wang… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2015 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are a class of semi-volatile organic carbons
that are emitted from both natural and anthropogenic sources therefore are ubiquitous in …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives (oxygenated-PAHs, nitrated-PAHs and azaarenes) in size-fractionated particles emitted in an urban …

CA Alves, AMP Vicente, J Gomes, T Nunes… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
A sampling campaign of size segregated particulate matter (PM 0.5, PM 0.5–1, PM 1–2.5
and PM 2.5–10) was carried out at two sites, one in a road tunnel (Braga, Portugal) and …

The PM10 fraction of road dust in the UK and India: Characterization, source profiles and oxidative potential

P Pant, SJ Baker, A Shukla, C Maikawa… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most studies of road dust composition have sampled a very wide range of particle sizes, but
from the perspective of respiratory exposure to resuspended dusts, it is the PM 10 fraction …

Distribution, source and ecological risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments of northern part of the Persian Gulf

F Bateni, A Mehdinia, L Lundin, MS Hashtroudi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Distribution, sources, and ecological risk of 43 compounds of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surficial sediments of the Persian Gulf were investigated. The …

Particulate pollutants in the Brazilian city of São Paulo: 1-year investigation for the chemical composition and source apportionment

GM Pereira, K Teinilä, D Custódio… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
São Paulo in Brazil has relatively relaxed regulations for ambient air pollution standards and
often experiences high air pollution levels due to emissions of particulate pollutants from …