An updated global overview of the manufacture and unintentional formation of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs)

M Klimczak, G Liu, AR Fernandes, A Kilanowicz… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review updates information on the historical manufacture and unintentional production
of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs). The direct toxicity of PCNs as a result of …

[HTML][HTML] Scientometric trends and knowledge maps of global polychlorinated naphthalenes research over the past four decades

C Olisah, A Malloum, KA Adegoke, JO Ighalo… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) were included in the banned list of the Stockholm
Convention due to their potential to provoke a wide range of adverse effects on living …

Global emissions of polychlorinated naphthalenes from 1912 to 2050

Y Luo, Y Shen, M Zheng, G Liu - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are persistent organic compounds that are regulated
by the Stockholm Convention. Here, we estimate historical emissions from PCN production …

Using polychlorinated naphthalene concentrations in the soil from a southeast China e-waste recycling area in a novel screening-level multipathway human cancer …

S Niu, W Tao, R Chen, KJ Hageman… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) concentrations in the soil at an e-waste recycling area
in Guiyu, China, were measured and the associated human cancer risk due to e-waste …

PCBs, PCNs, and PCDD/Fs in soil around an industrial park in Northwest China: Levels, source apportionment, and human health risk

T Li, J Hu, C Xu, J ** - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated naphthalenes
(PCNs), and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were …

[HTML][HTML] Screening legacy and emerging organic pollutants in the contaminated soil of Dhaka, Bangladesh

R Nigar, S Zhao, X Liu, H Huang, L Tian, Y **ao… - Emerging …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current understanding of the legacy and emerging organic pollutants in the soil of
Bangladesh remains limited. Inadequate disposal practices, particularly in e-waste, landfills …

Levels, sources, and potential human health risks of PCNs, PCDD/Fs, and PCBs in an industrial area of Shandong Province, China

J Wu, JC Hu, SJ Wang, JX **, R Wang, Y Wang, J ** - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and
dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are of public concern …

Contamination characteristics of polychlorinated naphthalenes in the agricultural soil of two industrial cities in South Korea

MK Park, HK Cho, IG Cho, SE Lee, SD Choi - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the contamination characteristics of polychlorinated naphthalenes
(PCNs) in the rice paddy soils of two industrial cities (Pohang and Ulsan) in South Korea …

Occurrence, profiles, and control of unintentional POPs in the steelmaking industry: A review

J Shen, L Yang, G Liu, X Zhao, M Zheng - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The steelmaking industry is an important source of unintentionally produced persistent
organic pollutants (UP-POPs). This review summarizes the emission levels, characteristics …

A pilot evaluation on the toxicokinetics and bioaccumulation of polychlorinated naphthalenes in laying hens

C Wang, S Dong, P Wang, Y Hao, R Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the transfer features of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), a class
of emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs), is still lacking concerning the environment …