[HTML][HTML] Legacy and emerging pollutants in Latin America: A critical review of occurrence and levels in environmental and food samples

MCO Souza, BA Rocha, JA Adeyemi, M Nadal… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increase and indiscriminate use of personal care products, food products, fertilizers,
pesticides, and health products, among others, have resulted/are resulting in extensive …

Global patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil

W Wilcke - Geoderma, 2007 - Elsevier
Recent findings suggest a higher natural contribution to PAH concentrations in soil than
previously thought. I hypothesized that the PAH pattern in soil is dominated by two main …

Distributions and concentrations of PAHs in Hong Kong soils

HB Zhang, YM Luo, MH Wong, QG Zhao… - Environmental pollution, 2006 - Elsevier
Surface soil (0–10cm) samples from 53 sampling sites including rural and urban areas of
Hong Kong were collected and analyzed for 16 EPA priority polycyclic aromatic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils: sources, behavior, and indication significance (a review)

AS Tsibart, AN Gennadiev - Eurasian Soil Science, 2013 - Springer
The current ideas of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils are reviewed. Their
natural and anthropogenic sources are discussed, and the mechanisms of their arrival from …

Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils at Guiyu area of China, affected by recycling of electronic waste using primitive technologies

XZ Yu, Y Gao, SC Wu, HB Zhang, KC Cheung… - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
The concentration, distribution, profile and possible source of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil were studied in Guiyu, an electronic waste (E-waste) recycling …

[PDF][PDF] Biodegradation of PAHs in 'pristine'soils from different climatic regions

U Okere, K Semple - J Bioremed Biodegrad S, 2012 - researchgate.net
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are an important class of organic contaminants
ubiquitously found in soils globally. Their fate in soil varies depending on both soil …

Leaf accumulation of trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Quercus ilex L.

F De Nicola, G Maisto, MV Prati, A Alfani - Environmental Pollution, 2008 - Elsevier
Quercus ilex L. leaves were collected four times in one year at six urban sites and one
remote area in order to determine trace element and PAH accumulation through …

Atmospheric versus biological sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a tropical rain forest environment

M Krauss, W Wilcke, C Martius, AG Bandeira… - Environmental …, 2005 - Elsevier
To distinguish between pyrogenic and biological sources of PAHs in a tropical rain forest
near Manaus, Brazil, we determined the concentrations of 21 PAHs in leaves, bark, twigs …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in urban soils from Kathmandu, Nepal

B Aichner, B Glaser, W Zech - Organic Geochemistry, 2007 - Elsevier
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, faces increasing environmental problems such as heavy
air pollution and lack of proper waste management. The aim of this study was to examine if …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine mammals: A review and synthesis

RA Lourenço, S Taniguchi, J da Silva… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Most marine mammal species and populations are listed as endangered, threatened, or
depleted under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act …