Remediation approaches for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soils: Technological constraints, emerging trends and future directions

S Kuppusamy, P Thavamani, K Venkateswarlu, YB Lee… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
For more than a decade, the primary focus of environmental experts has been to adopt risk-
based management approaches to cleanup PAH polluted sites that pose potentially …

Review on the contamination and remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in coastal soil and sediments

C Dai, Y Han, Y Duan, X Lai, R Fu, S Liu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid economic and population growth in coastal areas is causing increasingly serious
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in these regions. This review compared …

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 …

Distribution, risk assessment, and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using positive matrix factorization (PMF) in urban soils of East …

B Ambade, SS Sethi, MR Chintalacheruvu - … geochemistry and health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract This study investigated 16 United States environmental protection agency priority
PAHs profiles and their sources in 40 urban soils collected from two industrialised cities …

Review on characteristics of PAHs in atmosphere, anthropogenic sources and control technologies

ND Dat, MB Chang - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of organic compounds composed of
multiple aromatic rings. PAHs are ubiquitous atmospheric pollutants which are well …

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 …

Characterization, behavior, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the estuary sediments

B Ambade, SS Sethi, B Giri, JK Biswas… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent toxic substances that have
ubiquitous presence in water, air, soil, and sediment environments. The growth of PAH …

Source characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by using their molecular indices: an overview of possibilities

E Stogiannidis, R Laane - Reviews of environmental contamination and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs or polyaromatic hydrocarbons) have
been extensively studied to understand their distribution, fate and effects in the environment …

A review on analysis methods, source identification, and cancer risk evaluation of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

L Famiyeh, K Chen, J Xu, Y Sun, Q Guo, C Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have gained attention because of their
environmental persistence and effects on ecosystems, animals, and human health. They are …

Human impacts on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon distribution in Chinese intertidal zones

M Lv, X Luan, C Liao, D Wang, D Liu, G Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The intertidal zone—a transitional boundary between terrestrial and marine environments—
has important ecological functions, and receives polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …