Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered to be a group of compounds that pose potential health hazards since some PAHs are known carcinogens. During coal utilization processes, such as coal combustion and pyrolysis, PAHs released may be divided into two categories according to their formation pathways. One category is derived from complex chemical reactions and the other is from f...

Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known carcinogens, and a considerable amount of research has been devoted to predicting the tumor-initiating potential of PAHs based on chemical structure. However, there has been little research into the effects of PAHs on the epigenetic events of tumor promotion and no structural correlation has been made thereof. Gap junctional intercellular c...

The main purpose of this research is studying the possibility of bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soils in Iran’s tar refinery area located in Isfahan. For many years a great quantity of tar produced by neighboring metallurgical plant has been stored in lagoons as natural reservoirs, causing the contamination of soil in this area. Microorganisms capable of ...

PACs (polycylic aromatic compounds) are air pollutants formed in incomplete combustion, e.g., vehicle engines. Vegetation can potentially remove substantial amounts and act as bioindicators of these pollutants. Increased knowledge the pollutant removal efficiencies different tree species is essential for understanding potential benefits trees provide urban residents. We investigated leaf/needle...

Text: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) consist of two or more carbon-hydrogen rings in which at least one ring has an aromatic structure. . PAHs are known to have important carcinogenic and mutagenic effects. Furthermore, these compounds can undergo photo chemically induced oxidation and nitration reactions with reactive oxygen species (ROSs) [e.g., ozone (O3) and radicals such as single...

The objective of the present study was to characterise the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) content of an aged contaminated soil and to propose remediation techniques using cyclodextrins (CDs). Four CDs solutions were tested as soil decontamination tool and proved more efficient in extracting PAHs than when an aqueous solution was used; especially two chemically modified CDs resulted in ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are attracting concern because of their potential toxicity, posing serious threats to health of humans and ecosystems (Kim et al., 2013; Zhao et al., 2016). Generally, similar to other contaminants' behaviors (Wu et al., 2001; Zhang et al., 2007, 2008; Lu et al., 2009), PAHs result from natural organic matter and activities of humans, the latter's contrib...

Occurrence and toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been extensively studied in countries all over the world. PAHs generally occur in complex mixtures which may consist of hundreds of compounds. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed in the 1970 to monitor a set of 16 PAHs which are frequently found in environmental samples. This article reviews the suitabil...

Quercus cerris is an important oak species extended in large areas of Eastern Europe and Minor Asia that has a thick bark which is not utilized at all. The sorption performance of cork from Quercus cerris bark with four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, and anthracene) was investigated. Quercus cerris cork was characterized for elemental analysis, ac...