Application of constructed wetlands in the PAH remediation of surface water: A review

C Zhao, J Xu, D Shang, Y Zhang, J Zhang, H **e… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose adverse risks to ecosystems and public
health because of their carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. As such, the extensive occurrence …

Presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and surface water from Shadegan wetland–Iran: a focus on source apportionment, human and ecological …

NY Ashayeri, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, M Kersten… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in aquatic system is of concern
since it may constitute a sink of these contaminants for wetland ecosystem. We investigated …

Hexadecylamine functionalised graphene quantum dots as suitable nano-adsorbents for phenanthrene removal from aqueous solution

G Kubheka, AO Adeola, PBC Forbes - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, three novel hexadecylamine graphene quantum dots (hexadecyl-GQDs) with
varying moieties on the surface were synthesised and characterised to examine the effect of …

Contamination and health risk assessment of PAHs in farmland soils of the Yinma River Basin, China

Y Chen, J Zhang, F Zhang, X Liu, M Zhou - … and Environmental Safety, 2018 - Elsevier
The concentration, composition, sources and incremental lifetime cancer risk of farmland soil
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of the Yinma River Basin were analyzed. In 2016 …

Source apportionment and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the coastal ecosystem of the Brunei Bay, Brunei

R Sharifi, M Keshavarzifard, M Sharifinia… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollution characteristics and associated ecological risks of PAHs in sediments from Brunei
Bay, Brunei were investigated. The concentrations of∑ 16 PAHs ranged from 826.7 to …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fish (Clarias gariepinus) of southwestern rivers, Nigeria: Occurrence, distribution, and potential human exposure risks

IA Ololade, AO Apata, BA Alabi, OI Akindumila… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study was undertaken to analyze Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fish
(Clarias gariepinus) from six major rivers within southwest Nigeria to assess the …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rivers and health risk consequences of human exposure: a Nigerian case study

IA Ololade, AO Apata, NA Oladoja, BA Alabi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Globally, the pollution of rivers has become a significant environmental issue. This study
investigated the seasonal distribution and ecological risks of polycyclic aromatic …

Concentrations and toxic equivalency of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in groundwater around waste …

IA Ololade, IA Arogunrerin, NA Oladoja… - Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in groundwater
and leachate around selected waste dumpsites from two southwestern states of Nigeria …

Human health and ecological risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment of Woji creek in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

OC Ihunwo, MU Ibezim-Ezeani, TA DelValls - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Human health risk was determined by assessing risk due to dermal contact with the
sediment and Benzo [a] pyrene-equivalent concentrations (BaP-TEQ-carcinogenic …

Occurrence, distribution and composition of aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment cores from the Lower Fox River, Wisconsin, US

CS Brewster, VK Sharma, L Cizmas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Lower Fox River is a 39 mile section which supports approximately 270,000
rural inhabitants across 18 counties, 303,000 metropolitan residents in Green Bay and …