Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are worldwide pollutants produced mainly during
incomplete combustion and pyrolysis of organic substances. PAH derivatives are …

Frying or grilling of meat and fish products may generate low ppb levels of mutagenic/
carcinogenic heterocyclic amines (HAs). Many heterocyclic amines are formed via the …

The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; also referred to as the polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons or PNAs) are commonly encountered at hazardous waste sites and are often …

Potency equivalency factors (PEFs) for cancer induction relative to benzo [a] pyrene have
been derived for 21 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH derivatives based on …

The pharmacological and toxicological properties of nitroarenes have been the subject of
many studies for the past fifty years. As early as the 1950s, 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO) …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the air, oils, water, and food
products we encounter every day. Among these exposures, food consumption is a major …

The tumorigenicity of two coal tar mixtures was compared to that of benzo [a] pyrene after 2
years of feeding. Mixture 1, a composite of coal tar from seven coal gasification plant waste …

Toxicogenomics is proposed to be a useful tool in human health risk assessment. However,
a systematic comparison of traditional risk assessment approaches with those applying …

The application of benzo (a) pyrene (BaP)-toxic equivalent factor to polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) concentrations can provide a more accurate risk assessment from …

The ability of Sphingomonas paucimobilis, strain EPA 505 (a soil bacterium capable of
utilizing fluoranthene as the sole source of carbon and energy for growth) to metabolize a …