Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review

P Pant, RM Harrison - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Road traffic is one of the main sources of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Despite its
importance, there are significant challenges in quantitative evaluation of its contribution to …

Presence of PAHs in water and sediments of the Colombian Cauca River during heavy rain episodes, and implications for risk assessment

R Sarria-Villa, W Ocampo-Duque, M Páez… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
In Colombia little attention has been paid to river pollution with Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Low environmental control and legislation in such emerging region …

[HTML][HTML] Fast detection of different water contaminants by Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

S Almaviva, F Artuso, I Giardina, A Lai, A Pasquo - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fast monitoring of water quality is a fundamental part of environmental management and
protection, in particular, the possibility of qualitatively and quantitatively determining its …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air using positive matrix factorization and spatial distribution analysis

E Jang, MS Alam, RM Harrison - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are currently generating a great deal of interest
because of their recognised toxicity, including carcinogenicity. In this study, source …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne pesticides—deep diving into sampling and analysis

P Udomkun, T Boonupara, S Sumitsawan, E Khan… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The escalating utilization of pesticides has led to pronounced environmental contamination,
posing a significant threat to agroecosystems. The extensive and persistent global …

Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban environment: Occurrence, toxicity and source apportionment

N Mishra, GA Ayoko, L Morawska - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent a major class of toxic
pollutants because of their carcinogenic and mutagenic characteristics. People living in …

Concentrations and sources of PAHs in surface sediments of the Fenhe reservoir and watershed, China

WH Li, YZ Tian, GL Shi, CS Guo, X Li… - … and environmental safety, 2012 - Elsevier
Sixteen PAHs in surface sediments at 28 sites throughout Fenhe reservoir and watershed
were measured. The∑ PAHs concentrations ranged from 539.0 to 6281.7 with the mean of …

A wintertime investigation of atmospheric deposition of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Canada

MA Bari, WB Kindzierski, S Cho - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
With planned expansion of oil sands facilities, there is interest in being able to characterize
the magnitude and extent of deposition of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

Observations of isocyanate, amide, nitrate, and nitro compounds from an anthropogenic biomass burning event using a ToF‐CIMS

M Priestley, M Le Breton, TJ Bannan… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic biomass burning is poorly represented in models due to a lack of
observational data but represents a significant source of short‐lived toxic gases. Guy …

Source-oriented risk assessment of inhalation exposure to ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and contributions of non-priority isomers in urban Nan**g, a …

S Zhuo, G Shen, Y Zhu, W Du, X Pan, T Li, Y Han… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sixteen US EPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and eleven non-priority
isomers including some dibenzopyrenes were analyzed to evaluate health risk attributable …