Source characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by using their molecular indices: an overview of possibilities

E Stogiannidis, R Laane - Reviews of environmental contamination and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs or polyaromatic hydrocarbons) have
been extensively studied to understand their distribution, fate and effects in the environment …

The addition of biochar as a sustainable strategy for the remediation of PAH–contaminated sediments

F Bianco, M Race, S Papirio, P Oleszczuk, G Esposito - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of sediments by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been
widely spread for years due to human activities, imposing the research and development of …

[HTML][HTML] Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban street dust within three land-uses of Babylon governorate, Iraq: Distribution, sources, and health risk …

RA Grmasha, OJ Al-sareji, JM Salman… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study is considered to be the first investigation of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in terms of distribution and sources identification for three land-use in Babylon …

[HTML][HTML] Road dust and its effect on human health: a literature review

RK Khan, MA Strand - Epidemiology and health, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of road dust on human health. A
PubMed search was used to extract references that included the words “road dust” and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives (alkyl-PAHs, oxygenated-PAHs, nitrated-PAHs and azaarenes) in urban road dusts from Xi'an, Central …

C Wei, BAM Bandowe, Y Han, J Cao, C Zhan, W Wilcke - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban road dusts are carriers of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and are therefore
considered to be a major source of contamination of other environmental compartments and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the environment: environmental fate and transformation

S Manzetti - Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are toxic and carcinogenic compounds that occur in the
environment and derive from two classes processes: petrogenic and pyrogenic processes …

[HTML][HTML] Organic pollutants, nano-and microparticles in street sweeping road dust and washwater

M Polukarova, A Markiewicz, K Björklund… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Road areas are pollution hotspots where many metals, organic pollutants (OPs) and
nano/microparticles accumulate before being transported to receiving waters. Particles on …

Status, source and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in street dust of an industrial city, NW China

Y Jiang, X Hu, UJ Yves, H Zhan, Y Wu - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The status, source and health risk of street-dust-borne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in Lanzhou of Northwest China were investigated. The total level of the 21 PAHs …

Traffic induced particle resuspension in Paris: Emission factors and source contributions

F Amato, O Favez, M Pandolfi, A Alastuey… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Gaining knowledge on the process of particle resuspension from urban paved roads is of
particular importance considering the increasing relevance of this source in urban air quality …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at traffic and urban background sites of northern Greece: source apportionment of ambient PAH levels and PAH-induced …

E Manoli, A Kouras, O Karagkiozidou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Thirteen particle-phase PAHs, including nine> 4-ring congeners [Benz [a] anthracene
(BaAn), Chrysene (Chry), Benzo [b] fluoranthene (BbF), Benzo [k] fluoranthene (BkF), Benzo …