Resource utilization of rice straw to prepare biochar as peroxymonosulfate activator for naphthalene removal: Performances, mechanisms, environmental impact and …

JB Zhang, C Dai, Z Wang, X You, Y Duan, X Lai, R Fu… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, biochar was prepared using rice straw, and it served as the peroxymonosulfate
(PMS) activator to degrade naphthalene (NAP). The results showed that pyrolysis …

Contamination, sources and health risk assessment of PAHs in surface and underground water in Nigeria: a review

CC Aralu, HO Abugu, JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi… - Toxin …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The industrialization of Nigeria for economic development has led to the pollution of the
ecosystem by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) through anthropogenic activities …

The main strategies for soil pollution apportionment: A review of the numerical methods

B Shi, J Meng, T Wang, Q Li, Q Zhang, G Su - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, a large number of compounds with different physical and chemical properties
have been determined in soil. Environmental behaviors and source identification of …

[HTML][HTML] Enrichment characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coal gangue of the Huaibei Coalfield, China

Z Du, X Hong, K Yang, Z Wang, Y Zhang… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
Coal gangue, a by-product of coal mining, deteriorates and oxidizes, causing environmental
pollution. Despite extensive research on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) pollution …

Comparison of naphthalene removal performance using H2O2, sodium percarbonate and calcium peroxide oxidants activated by ferrous ions and degradation …

R Yang, G Zeng, Z Xu, Z Zhou, J Huang, R Fu, S Lyu - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in groundwater is making a great
threat to human health in the world which has received an increasing environmental …

Contamination characteristics of polycyclic aromatic compounds from coal sources in typical coal mining areas in Huaibei area, China

Z Xu, Y Qian, X Hong, Z Luo, X Gao, H Liang - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Huaibei area is rich in coal resources and serves as the main energy production base in
East China. However, serious environmental consequences are associated with coal mining …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in coal preparation plant products: A contributor to environmental pollution

S Li, X Gao, S Zhu, H Liang - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Coal and coal gangue are petrogenic sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
which cause adverse impacts on the environment. Raw coal, cleaned coal, slime, slack …

Probabilistic human health-risk assessment and influencing factors of aromatic hydrocarbon in groundwater near urban industrial complexes in Northeast China

J Wu, J Bian, H Wan, X Sun, Y Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic pollutants are common in the environment, very difficult to remove, and pose a
serious threat to human health. Probabilistic risk assessment advances conservative single …

Contamination characteristics of alkyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dust and topsoil collected from Huaibei Coalfield, China

Y Qian, K Yuan, X Hong, Z Xu, H Liang - Environmental Geochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Alkyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (APAHs) are more toxic and persistent than their
parent compounds. In this study, the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic compounds …

Evolution of PAHs in the mobile phase of low-rank coal during medium–low-temperature pyrolysis

S Li, X Zhao, P Wu, M Lu, Z Xu, S Zhu… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The generation and release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during coal
pyrolysis have been extensively studied, yet the evolution process of PAHs in the mobile …