Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios have recently come into common
use as a tool for identifying and assessing pollution emission sources. Some diagnostic …

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

Purpose This review of sediment source fingerprinting assesses the current state-of-the-art,
remaining challenges and emerging themes. It combines inputs from international scientists …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are toxic and carcinogenic compounds that occur in the
environment and derive from two classes processes: petrogenic and pyrogenic processes …

Ratios of levels of 9 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air at central European sites
during 1996–2008 were used to assess the suitability of 5 commonly used diagnostic ratios …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were studied in 230 daily fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5) samples collected in four seasons at urban and suburban sites of Shanghai, China …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are currently generating a great deal of interest
because of their recognised toxicity, including carcinogenicity. In this study, source …

Although it is known that soot particles are emitted in large quantities to the atmosphere, our
understanding of their environmental effects is limited by our knowledge of how their …

Wildfires are a natural landscape disturbance in many climates and forest types, but the
cumulative impact of human-caused climate change, historical fire management and …