Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the products of the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels,
are ubiquitous in nature. Some of these chemicals are of environmental concern because of …

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) constitute a group of priority pollutants which are
present at high concentrations in the soils of many industrially contaminated sites. Criteria …

This Addendum to the second edition of the Guidelines for drinking-water quality contains
reviews of a number of pathogens that occur widely in water-Aeromonas and Legionella …

Interest in the biodegradation mechanisms and environmental fate of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) is prompted by their ubiquitous distribution and their potentially …

This paper presents the first attempt to quantify the production, cycling, storage and loss of
PAHs in the UK environment. Over 53 000 tonnes of∑ PAHs (sum of 12 individual …

The contamination of agricultural soils in the Upper Silesia region of Poland with polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was evaluated on the basis of three criteria: the sum of PAH …

PAHs are mainly produced by combustion processes and consist of a number of toxic
compounds. While the concentrations of individual PAHs in soil produced by natural …

Abstract Biodegradation of 3-ring and 4-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
model (fluorene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene) were investigated. Twenty-seven …

Environmental issues have been always at the forefront of sustainable development and
have become a serious matter of concern in the twenty-first century. Environmental …

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content was determined in the inner tissue of
various vegetable species and their growing environment (soil and atmosphere) in the …