Microbial degradation of naphthalene and substituted naphthalenes: metabolic diversity and genomic insight for bioremediation

B Mohapatra, PS Phale - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) like naphthalene and
substituted naphthalenes (methylnaphthalene, naphthoic acids, 1-naphthyl N …

A comprehensive review of the production, adoption and sustained use of biomass pellets in Ghana

SK Mawusi, P Shrestha, C Xue, G Liu - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Abstract Ghana's Renewable Energy Master Plan of 2019 includes the production and use
of biomass pellets. However, pellets have neither been developed commercially nor …

Distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalic acid esters in water and surface sediment from the Three Gorges Reservoir

L Lin, L Dong, X Meng, Q Li, Z Huang, C Li, R Li… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
After the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR), the hydrological situation of
the reservoir has changed greatly. The concentration and distribution of typical persistent …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in vegetable oils from unconventional sources

M Ciecierska, MW Obiedziński - Food Control, 2013 - Elsevier
The levels of 4 compounds from the group of light PAHs listed by the US EPA and 15 PAHs
listed by the EU Scientific Committee on Food were determined in selected unconventional …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the bakery chain

M Ciecierska, MW Obiedziński - Food chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
The level of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons occurrence and the possibility of their
formation in the bakery chain, its raw materials and final products, were examined …

Phytoremediation: An emerging green technology for dissipation of PAHs from soil

H Kaur, A Kumar, S Bindra, A Sharma - Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2024 - Elsevier
Various pollutants are released into environment due to extensive anthropogenic activities.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are one such pollutants that causes great …

The occurrence and levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in African environments—a systematic review

SA Ofori, SJ Cobbina, DA Doke - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
In the African continent, several studies have been conducted to determine PAH pollution
levels with their associated health risks in the environment. However, these studies are very …

Developmental toxicity and endocrine disrupting potency of 4-azapyrene, benzo [b] fluorene and retene in the zebrafish Danio rerio

A Hawliczek, B Nota, P Cenijn, J Kamstra… - Reproductive …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examined the developmental toxicity of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) 11H-benzo (b) fluorene (BBF) and 4-azapyrene (AP) in comparison to the known …

Distribution of PAHs in different compartment of creek ecosystem: Ecotoxicological concern and human health risk

M Tiwari, SK Sahu, GG Pandit - Environmental Toxicology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
We report levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment, seawater, fish and crab
samples from Thane creek, India. Concentrations of sixteen USEPA PAH in sediments …

Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in drinking water of Samsun and it's surrounding areas, Turkey

SF Aygun, B Bagcevan - Journal of Environmental Health Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are considered to be one of the major
contaminants of drinking water and natural water bodies. Some of the well documented …