Critical review of soil contamination by polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and novel brominated flame retardants (NBFRs); concentrations, sources and …

TJ McGrath, AS Ball, BO Clarke - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been used in a broad array of polymeric
materials such as plastics, foams, resins and adhesives to inhibit the spread of fires since …

Spatial and seasonal variations, sources, air-soil exchange, and carcinogenic risk assessment for PAHs and PCBs in air and soil of Kutahya, Turkey, the province of …

Y Dumanoglu, EO Gaga, E Gungormus… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Atmospheric and concurrent soil samples were collected during winter and summer of 2014
at 41 sites in Kutahya, Turkey to investigate spatial and seasonal variations, sources, air-soil …

Investigation of PAHs, PCBs and PCNs in soils around a Heavily Industrialized Area in Kocaeli, Turkey: Concentrations, distributions, sources and toxicological effects

B Cetin - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil is an important environmental medium reflecting the level and the spatial distribution of
air pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls …

PAHs and PCBs in an Eastern Mediterranean megacity, Istanbul: Their spatial and temporal distributions, air-soil exchange and toxicological effects

B Cetin, F Ozturk, M Keles, S Yurdakul - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Istanbul, one of the mega cities in the world located between Asia and Europe, has suffered
from severe air pollution problems due to rapid population growth, traffic and industry …

Evaluation of heavy metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons accumulation in plants from typical industrial sites: potential candidate in phytoremediation for co …

L Sun, X Liao, X Yan, G Zhu, D Ma - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2014 - Springer
The heavy metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contents were evaluated in
surface soil and plant samples of 18 wild species collected from 3 typical industrial sites in …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal variation and air–soil exchange of atmospheric PAHs and PCBs in an industrial region

E Kaya, Y Dumanoglu, M Kara, H Altiok… - Atmospheric pollution …, 2012 - Elsevier
It was recently suggested that emissions of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are
decreasing in former use regions due to emission reductions combined with uncontrolled …

Assessment of the impact of geographical factors on the spatial distribution of heavy metals in soils around the steel production facility in Smederevo (Serbia)

R Dragović, B Gajić, S Dragović, M Đorđević… - Journal of cleaner …, 2014 - Elsevier
The concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in surface soils in
the area surrounding the steel production facility in Serbia was determined to assess the …

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 …

Determination of real-world emission factors of trace metals, EC, OC, BTEX, and semivolatile organic compounds (PAHs, PCBs and PCNs) in a rural tunnel in Bilecik …

EO Gaga, A Arı, N Akyol, ÖÖ Üzmez, M Kara… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
A field study was performed in a rural tunnel to determine pollutant concentrations, sources
and on road vehicle emission factors (EFs) of particulate matter, trace metals, elemental …

Levels, temporal/spatial variations and sources of PAHs and PCBs in soil of a highly industrialized area

S Yurdakul, I Çelik, M Çelen, F Öztürk… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil can be accepted as environmental medium which indicating the level and spatial
distribution of POPs coming from different air pollution sources. In this study, monthly soil …