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 …

The mechanisms of atmospheric oxidation of the aromatic hydrocarbons

JG Calvert, R Atkinson, KH Becker, RM Kamens… - 2002 - books.google.com
This text reviews many of the aspects of the chemistry of the aromatic hydrocarbons and a
consensus evaluation of the data by seven of the leading atmospheric scientists. The book …

Gas–particle partitioning and seasonal variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere of Zonguldak, Turkey

M Akyüz, H Çabuk - Science of the total environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Atmospheric concentrations and gas–particle partition coefficients were determined for
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere of Zonguldak, Turkey between …

Emission factors, characteristics, and gas-particle partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2. 5 emitted for the typical solid fuel combustions in rural …

B Zhang, J Sun, N Jiang, Y Zeng, Y Zhang, K He… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solid fuel is a the most dominant energy source for household usages in developing
countries. In this study, emission characteristics on organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon …

Source seasonality of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a subtropical city, Guangzhou, South China

J Li, G Zhang, XD Li, SH Qi, GQ Liu, XZ Peng - Science of the Total …, 2006 - Elsevier
Mega-cities are large sources of air pollution on a regional base. Differences in energy
structures, geographical settings and regional climate features lead to a large variety of air …

Occurrence, gas/particle partitioning and carcinogenic risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their oxygen and nitrogen containing derivatives in Xi'an, central …

C Wei, Y Han, BAM Bandowe, J Cao, RJ Huang… - Science of the total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract 29 parent-and alkyl-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 15 oxygenated-
PAHs (OPAHs), 11 nitrated-PAHs (NPAHs) and 4 azaarenes (AZAs) in both the gaseous …

The sources, transport, and fate of PAHs in the marine environment

JS Latimer, J Zheng - PAHs: an ecotoxicological perspective, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
PAH inputs to the coastal marine environment are primarily from two sources:(a) the
movement of water containing dissolved and particulate constituents derived from …

Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Asia: a review from 1999 to 2004

KF Chang, GC Fang, JC Chen, YS Wu - Environmental pollution, 2006 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are present in both gaseous and particulate
phases. These compounds are considered to be atmospheric contaminants and are human …

One-year study of polycyclic aromatic compounds at an urban site in Grenoble (France): Seasonal variations, gas/particle partitioning and cancer risk estimation

S Tomaz, P Shahpoury, JL Jaffrezo, G Lammel… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract 21 PAHs, 27 oxy-PAHs and 32 nitro-PAHs were measured every third day over a
year in both gaseous (G) and particulate PM 10 (P) phases in ambient air of Grenoble …

Determination of octanol–air partition coefficients and supercooled liquid vapor pressures of PAHs as a function of temperature: Application to gas–particle partitioning …

M Odabasi, E Cetin, A Sofuoglu - Atmospheric Environment, 2006 - Elsevier
Octanol–air partition coefficients (KOA) for 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were
determined as a function of temperature using the gas chromatographic retention time …