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 …

Coal remains a very important source of energy for the global economy. Surface and
underground coal mining are the two major methods of coal extraction, and both have …

Background: Yearly the Shanxi coal chemical industry extracts many coal resources,
producing at the same time many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are emitted …

Restoring polluted land is a time-consuming endeavor due to the difficulty inherent in the
process. The quality of soil considerably worsens with the addition of toxic persistent organic …

The total concentrations of 13 detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in different
traffic soil samples of Dhanbad heavy mining area, India, were between 8.256 and 12.562 …

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils in Industrial Areas: Concentration and Risks to
Humans Health Page 1 Author Copy • Author Copy • Author Copy • Author Copy • Author Copy …

There is an intrinsic link between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) accumulated in
soils and increased health risk to humans after exposure to contaminated soil via ingestion …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations in soils and plants in the
Bolshezemelskaya tundra have been investigated at the sites affected by coal mining in …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds containing two or more
fused benzene rings in linear, angular or cluster arrangement, consisting of only carbon and …

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution process in mining areas, particularly
coal mining areas, has accelerated because of coal chemical production and gangue …