The recent literature describing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, water, soil
and sediment, waste sludge, biomonitoring, toxicity, are reviewed. Aspects of sampling …

In Colombia little attention has been paid to river pollution with Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Low environmental control and legislation in such emerging region …

Inhalation of atmospheric particulates is an significant way for polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and substituted PAHs (SPAHs) to enter the human lungs. Some …

Increasing economy and population result in the rapid growth of solid waste in China, with
more than 70% being carbonaceous components. The generated carbon-bearing solid …

Emission and distribution characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were
investigated during municipal solid waste (MSW) and coal combustion alone and MSW/coal …

Smoke from agricultural waste burning causes hazardous haze pollution in Southeast Asian
countries every year. Besides traces of a few toxic gases several persistent organic …

A new innovative methodology system framework for source apportionment and source-
specific risk assessment has been proposed and actively applied to identify the …

Open burning of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) has a large impact in regional
atmospheric pollution and global climatic change. In this research, pollutant emissions from …

Biomass burning is a significant anthropogenic source of air pollution, including the
preharvest burning of sugar cane. These burn events result in atmospheric emissions …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are major environmental pollutants. They have
attracted considerable attention due to their severe potential carcinogenic, mutagenic and …