Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. A review

AT Lawal - Cogent Environmental Science, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The recent literature describing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, water, soil
and sediment, waste sludge, biomonitoring, toxicity, are reviewed. Aspects of sampling …

Current technologies for plastic waste treatment for energy recovery, it's effects on poly aromatic hydrocarbons emission and recycling strategies

TR Praveenkumar, M Sekar, RR Pasupuleti… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic waste treatment is one of the key challenges faced by many countries. Recycling of
the municipal plastic waste for energy recovery is one of the key movements in reduction of …

Insights into the atmospheric persistence, transformation, and health implications of organophosphate esters in urban ambient air

JY Lao, H Lin, X Qin, Y Ruan, KMY Leung… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transformation of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in natural ambient air and potential
health risks from coexposure to OPEs and their transformation products are largely unclear …

Relationship between e-waste recycling and human health risk in India: a critical review

AK Awasthi, X Zeng, J Li - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 - Springer
Informal recycling of waste (including e-waste) is an emerging source of environmental
pollution in India. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated diphenyl ethers …

Occurrence and fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from electronic waste dismantling activities: A critical review from environmental pollution to human health

S Ma, M Lin, J Tang, R Liu, Y Yang, Y Yu, G Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the fastest-growing solid wastes and has become an
urgent issue due to the potential adverse consequences of exposure to emitted toxic …

Decadal journey of e-waste recycling: what has it achieved?

B Sun, JL Schnoor, EY Zeng - Environmental science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
E-waste recycling has been a hot topic around the world. This Feature revisits the issues
raised by our previous Feature 10 years ago, ie, the environmental, economic, and social …

Associations between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and oxidative stress in people living near e-waste recycling facilities in China

S Lu, Y Li, J Zhang, T Zhang, G Liu, M Huang… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from e-waste recycling activities in
China is known. However, little is known on the association between PAH exposure and …

Water quality and organic pollution with health risk assessment in China: a short review

L Wu, XW Qiu, T Wang, K Tao, LJ Bao… - ACS ES&T Water, 2022 - ACS Publications
Although water quality has been improved in the last two decades, water pollution by
organic contaminants has remained a non-negligible issue in China. It is worthwhile to …

Maternal urinary metabolites of PAHs and its association with adverse birth outcomes in an intensive e-waste recycling area

X Huo, Y Wu, L Xu, X Zeng, Q Qin, X Xu - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are well-known carcinogenic and endocrine
disrupting chemicals that have been concerned over the past few decades. We aimed to …

Importance of dermal absorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons derived from barbecue fumes

JY Lao, SY Xie, CC Wu, LJ Bao, S Tao… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Despite the ubiquity and carcinogenicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), their
dermal absorption for the general population has not been adequately addressed. Aiming to …