Chemical reactivity and long-range transport potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons–a review

IJ Keyte, RM Harrison, G Lammel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of considerable concern due to their well-
recognised toxicity and especially due to the carcinogenic hazard which they present. PAHs …

Hazardous components and health effects of atmospheric aerosol particles: reactive oxygen species, soot, polycyclic aromatic compounds and allergenic proteins

M Shiraiwa, K Selzle, U Pöschl - Free radical research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This review outlines recent advances in the investigation of the chemical properties,
molecular interactions and health effects of hazardous compounds in atmospheric aerosols …

Chemical characterization and source apportionment of PM2.5 in Beijing: seasonal perspective

R Zhang, J Jing, J Tao, SC Hsu, G Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - acp.copernicus.org
In this study, 121 daily PM 2.5 (aerosol particle with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm)
samples were collected from an urban site in Beijing in four months between April 2009 and …

Emission factors for carbonaceous particles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from residential coal combustion in China

Y Chen, G Sheng, X Bi, Y Feng, B Mai… - Environmental Science & …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Emission factors of carbonaceous particles, including black carbon (BC) and organic carbon
(OC), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined for five coals, which …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitrated PAHs and oxygenated PAHs in ambient air of the Marseilles area (South of France): concentrations and sources

A Albinet, E Leoz-Garziandia, H Budzinski… - Science of the Total …, 2007 - Elsevier
Ambient measurements (gas+ particle phases) of 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs), 17 nitrated PAHs (NPAHs) and 9 oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs) were carried out …

Distribution of particulate-and vapor-phase n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban atmosphere of Guangzhou, China

X Bi, G Sheng, Y Chen, Z Zhang, J Fu - Atmospheric Environment, 2003 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are becoming a major component of atmospheric
toxic pollutants (ATPs) in Guangzhou city, China. Studies showed that ATPs may have …

Nitrated and oxygenated derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the ambient air of two French alpine valleys: Part 1: Concentrations, sources and gas …

A Albinet, E Leoz-Garziandia, H Budzinski… - Atmospheric …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ambient measurements (gas+ particle phases) of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 17
nitrated PAHs (NPAHs) and eight oxygenated PAHs (OPAHs) were carried out during the …

Molecular characterization of urban organic aerosol in tropical India: contributions of primary emissions and secondary photooxidation

PQ Fu, K Kawamura, CM Pavuluri… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
Organic molecular composition of PM 10 samples, collected at Chennai in tropical India,
was studied using capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Fourteen organic …

Aerosol-borne quinones and reactive oxygen species generation by particulate matter extracts

MY Chung, RA Lazaro, D Lim, J Jackson… - … science & technology, 2006 - ACS Publications
The mass loadings of quinones and their ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS)
were investigated in total suspended particulate samples collected in Fresno, CA, over a 12 …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of atmospheric concentrations of quinones and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in vapour and particulate phases

JM Delgado-Saborit, MS Alam, KJG Pollitt… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are often measured in studies of atmospheric
chemistry or health effects of air pollution, due to their known human carcinogenicity. In …