Remediation of soils and sediments polluted with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: to immobilize, mobilize, or degrade?

M Kumar, NS Bolan, SA Hoang, AD Sawarkar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are generated due to incomplete burning of
organic substances. Use of fossil fuels is the primary anthropogenic cause of PAHs emission …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastic–toxic chemical interaction: a review study on quantified levels, mechanism and implication

AW Verla, CE Enyoh, EN Verla, KO Nwarnorh - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Current problem facing researchers globally is microplastics as well as toxic chemical
pollution of the ecosystem. Microplastics carry toxic chemicals in the ecosystem serving as a …

Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the water and sediment of Buffalo River Estuary, South Africa and their health risk assessment

AO Adeniji, OO Okoh, AI Okoh - Archives of environmental contamination …, 2019 - Springer
The incidence and spatial distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the
Buffalo River Estuary in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa were assessed in this …

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 …

Organic micropollutants in marine plastics debris from the open ocean and remote and urban beaches

H Hirai, H Takada, Y Ogata, R Yamashita… - Marine pollution …, 2011 - Elsevier
To understand the spatial variation in concentrations and compositions of organic
micropollutants in marine plastic debris and their sources, we analyzed plastic fragments (∼ …

Distribution, fate and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in atmosphere and surface water of multiple coral reef regions from the South China Sea: A …

R Zhang, M Han, K Yu, Y Kang, Y Wang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Our previous study revealed PAHs' wide occurrence in corals from multiple coral reef
regions (CRRs) in the South China Sea. However, little is known about their occurrence …

Solid-phase microextraction technique for sampling and preconcentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review

V Jalili, A Barkhordari, A Ghiasvand - Microchemical Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as an important class of pollutants, are persistent
in the environment and have adverse effects on human health, including carcinogenicity and …

Fine particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at an urban site of Wuhan, central China: Characteristics, potential sources and cancer risks …

Y Zhang, H Zheng, L Zhang, Z Zhang, X **ng… - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Levels, compositions, sources, and cancer risks of fine particle (PM 2.5)-bound PAHs were
investigated at an urban site of Wuhan, Central China. Totally 115 PM 2.5 samples collected …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated PAHs in the coastal seawater, surface sediment and oyster from Dalian, Northeast China

WJ Hong, H Jia, YF Li, Y Sun, X Liu, L Wang - … and Environmental Safety, 2016 - Elsevier
A total of 46 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, 21 parent and 25 alkylated) were
determined in seawater, surface sediment and oyster from coastal area of Dalian, North …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in plastic pellets: variability in the concentration and composition at different sediment depths in a sandy beach

M Fisner, S Taniguchi, F Moreira, MC Bícego… - Marine pollution …, 2013 - Elsevier
Plastic pellets have the ability to adsorb organic pollutants such as PAHs. This study
analyzed the variability in the concentration and composition of PAHs on plastic pellets …