Abstract The Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs or polyaromatic hydrocarbons) have
been extensively studied to understand their distribution, fate and effects in the environment …

Combustion processes are responsible for the vast majority of the polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) that enter the environment. This review presents and discusses some …

With rapid urbanization in China, soil pollution at contaminated sites has emerged as a
significant concern in the environmental protection plan. Moreover, extensive research has …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous pollutants in urban atmospheres.
Several PAHs are known carcinogens or are the precursors to carcinogenic daughter …

A comprehensive investigation was conducted to the urban soil in the megacity Shanghai in
order to assess the levels of PAHs and potential risks to human health, to identify and …

In spite of extensive studies on the features of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as
typical persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in cities, lack of understanding on the distribution …

Present study was carried out to assess and understand potential health risk and to examine
the impact of vehicular traffic on the contamination status of urban traffic soils in Dhanbad …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have become a major type of pollutant in urban
areas and their degree of pollution and characteristics of spatial distribution differ between …

We examined the riverine transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) based on
their spatial-temporal distributions in water and sediments from the mainstream along the …

In this study, source-specific cancer risk characterization of ambient PM 2.5-bound polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was performed in central Tehran. The positive matrix …