Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: source attribution, emission factors and regulation

K Ravindra, R Sokhi, R Van Grieken - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
There is an increasing concern about the occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in the environment as they are ubiquitous in ambient air and some of them are …

[HTML][HTML] Radiocarbon isotope technique as a powerful tool in tracking anthropogenic emissions of carbonaceous air pollutants and greenhouse gases: A review

G Zhang, J Liu, J Li, P Li, N Wei, B Xu - Fundamental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Air pollution and climate change are two important threats facing in our planet and are tightly
linked to carbonaceous components in the atmosphere. A better understanding of the …

Measurement and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aerosol in Xi'an, China, by using automated column chromatography and …

T Okuda, K Okamoto, S Tanaka, Z Shen, Y Han… - Science of the Total …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, we measured polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in aerosols in Xi'an,
China from 2005 to 2007, by using a modified Soxhlet extraction followed by a clean-up …

Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in north China: a winter-time study

S Liu, S Tao, W Liu, Y Liu, H Dou, J Zhao… - Environmental …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The contamination and outflow of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
the Chinese Northern Plain, a region with a total area of 300 000 km2 and a high PAH …

Source Apportionment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Central European Soils with Compound-Specific Triple Isotopes (δ13C, Δ14C, and δ2H)

C Bosch, A Andersson, M Kruså… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
This paper reports the first study applying a triple-isotope approach for source
apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The 13C/12C, 14C/12C, and …

FTIR analysis and evaluation of carcinogenic and mutagenic risks of nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM1. 0

IL Schneider, EC Teixeira… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs) represent a group of organic compounds of
significant interest due to their presence in airborne particulates of urban centers, wide …

Quantification and radiocarbon source apportionment of black carbon in atmospheric aerosols using the CTO-375 method

Z Zencak, M Elmquist, Ö Gustafsson - Atmospheric Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
To make progress towards linking the atmosphere and biogeosphere parts of the black
carbon (BC) cycle, a chemothermal oxidation method (CTO-375), commonly applied for …

The fate of river organic carbon in coastal areas: A study in the Rhône River delta using multiple isotopic (δ13C, Δ14C) and organic tracers

C Cathalot, C Rabouille, N Tisnérat-Laborde… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
A significant fraction of the global carbon flux to the ocean occurs in River-dominated Ocean
Margins (RiOMar) although large uncertainties remain in the cycle of organic matter (OM) in …

Source identification of PAHs in soils based on stable carbon isotopic signatures

P Gao, H Li, CP Wilson, TG Townsend… - Critical Reviews in …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the environment and some
exhibit carcinogenic and mutagenic toxicity. Three methods have been used for …

Source apportionment of atmospheric PAHs in the western Balkans by natural abundance radiocarbon analysis

Z Zencak, J Klanova, I Holoubek… - … science & technology, 2007 - ACS Publications
Progress in source apportionment of priority combus tion-derived atmospheric pollutants can
be made by an inverse approach to inventory emissions, namely, receptor-based compound …