Export of toxic chemicals–a review of the case of uncontrolled electronic-waste recycling

MH Wong, SC Wu, WJ Deng, XZ Yu, Q Luo… - Environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the concentrations of persistent organic pollutants such as flame
retardants (PBDEs), dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

Energy and material flow through the urban ecosystem

EH Decker, S Elliott, FA Smith, DR Blake… - Annual review of …, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This paper reviews the available data and models on energy and material flows
through the world's 25 largest cities. Throughput is categorized as stored, transformed, or …

Particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air of Hong Kong

H Guo, SC Lee, KF Ho, XM Wang, SC Zou - Atmospheric Environment, 2003 - Elsevier
PM2. 5 and PM10 samples were collected at two sampling sites in Hong Kong in wintertime
from November 2000 to March 2001 and in summertime from June to August 2001. The …

Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Seoul, Korea

SS Park, YJ Kim, CH Kang - Atmospheric Environment, 2002 - Elsevier
Daily particulate-and vapor-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) samples were
collected at an urban site in Seoul, Korea, during five intensive sampling campaigns …

Review of urban climate research in (sub) tropical regions

M Roth - International Journal of Climatology: A Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 50 years the develo** world, much of which is located in (sub) tropical
regions, has seen a dramatic growth of its urban population associated with serious …

Impacts of PM2. 5 sources on variations in particulate chemical compounds in ambient air of Bangkok, Thailand

C ChooChuay, S Pongpiachan, D Tipmanee… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, PM 2.5-bound carbonaceous compounds, including organic carbon
(OC), elemental carbon (EC), water-soluble ionic species (WSIS), and polycyclic aromatic …

Temporal variability of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over central east India: sources and carcinogenic risk assessment

B Ambade, A Kumar, A Kumar, LK Sahu - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2022 - Springer
Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of significant interest owing to
their high potential health effects, including mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. We report 16 …

Concentration and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM10 of urban, industrial and semi-urban areas in Malaysia

AA Jamhari, M Sahani, MT Latif, KM Chan… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM 10) associated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
ambient air were determined at two sites within the Klang Valley, Kuala Lumpur (urban, KL) …

Source apportionment of atmospheric PM2. 5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a PMF receptor model. Assessment of potential risk for human health

MS Callén, A Iturmendi, JM López - Environmental pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract One year sampling (2011–2012) campaign of airborne PM2. 5-bound PAH was
performed in Zaragoza, Spain. A source apportionment of total PAH by Positive Matrix …

Atmospheric levels and cytotoxicity of PAHs and heavy metals in TSP and PM2. 5 at an electronic waste recycling site in southeast China

WJ Deng, PKK Louie, WK Liu, XH Bi, JM Fu… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - Elsevier
Twenty-nine air samples of total suspended particles (TSP, particles less than 30–60μm)
and thirty samples of particles with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) were …