Organic contamination and remediation in the agricultural soils of China: A critical review

J Sun, L Pan, DCW Tsang, Y Zhan, L Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil pollution is a global problem in both developed and develo** countries. Countries
with rapidly develo** economies such as China are faced with significant soil pollution …

Persistent organic pollutants in China's surface water systems

D Han, MJ Currell - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Following recent rapid industrialization, China is now one of the largest producers and
consumers of organic chemicals in the world. This is compounded by variable regulatory …

Ultra-stable Co3O4/NiCo2O4 double-shelled hollow nanocages as headspace solid-phase microextraction coating for enhanced capture of polychlorinated biphenyls

S Zhu, X Lou, J Zhu, Z Song, Y Hao, J Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent toxic pollutants that tend to accumulate in
food and cause damage to human health. This work reports the ultra-sensitive detection of …

Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

F Wania, C Shunthirasingham - Environmental Science: Processes & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
During passive air sampling, the amount of a chemical taken up in a sorbent from the air
without the help of a pump is quantified and converted into an air concentration. In an …

[HTML][HTML] Persistent organic pollutants in global surface soils: distributions and fractionations

YF Li, S Hao, WL Ma, PF Yang, WL Li, ZF Zhang… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution and fractionation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in different matrices
refer to how these pollutants are dispersed and separated within various environmental …

Distribution, fate, inhalation exposure and lung cancer risk of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some Asian countries

WJ Hong, H Jia, WL Ma, RK Sinha… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
A large-scale monitoring program, the Asia Soil and Air Monitoring Program (Asia-SAMP),
was conducted in five Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, and …

Polychlorinated biphenyls in global air and surface soil: distributions, air− soil exchange, and fractionation effect

YF Li, T Harner, L Liu, Z Zhang, NQ Ren… - Environmental …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in air and soil, measured by various
research groups from around the world, were compiled and analyzed. Data for air were …

Evidence for major contributions of unintentionally produced PCBs in the air of China: implications for the national source inventory

S Zhao, KC Jones, J Li, AJ Sweetman… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were not widely manufactured or used in China before
they became the subject of international bans on production. Recent work has shown that …

Investigation of relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and human activities in urban soils of China using machine learning methods

X Xu, W Liu, T Jia, Z Shi, Y He, T Mao, J Deng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clarifying the impact of human activities on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil
can provide a scientific basis to reduce PAHs pollution and formulate control measures to …

Passive air sampling of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers across the Tibetan Plateau

X Wang, P Gong, T Yao, KC Jones - Environmental science & …, 2010 - ACS Publications
So far there are limited data on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere of the
Tibetan Plateau. XAD 2-resin based passive air samplers were therefore deployed for 1 year …