in this study, the degradation potential of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) by aerobic mixed bacterial cultures was investigated. microorganisms were isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated soils of shadegan wetland located in southwest of iran. the degradation experiments were conducted in liquid cultures. pah or pahs concentration was 100 mg/l at the beginning of degradation exper...

This paper presents the characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in solid-surface fluorescence as the first step for obtaining new optical sensors for PAHs screening. The fluorescence properties of the EPA-PAHs (naphthalene, acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, chrysene, benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[b]fluor...

Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) such as phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, chryzene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[k]fluoranthene and benzo[a]pyrene) in the surface layer (5 cm) of soil polluted with aircraft fuel in an amount of 10 ml/kg was analyzed. The direct influence of solubility in water on the degree of its loss was p...

In this study, the degradation potential of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by aerobic mixed bacterial cultures was investigated. Microorganisms were isolated from hydrocarbon contaminated soils of Shadegan wetland located in southwest of Iran. The degradation experiments were conducted in liquid cultures. PAH or PAHs concentration was 100 mg/L at the beginning of degradation e...

This study determined the effect of surfactant Triton X-100 (1%) on biodegradation of various by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by Pseudomonas sp. PSS6. Sprayed-plate experiments were performed to find the degrading capability of the test isolate. The test strain efficiently degraded PAHs to a greater extent compared to other isolates forming an intensive clear zone in Bushnell–Haas ag...

Higher plants sampled from a moderately polluted exploration site were analyzed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine the occurrence and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The concentrations of the sum of 28 target PAHs (designated as Σ(28)PAH) in the leaves of higher plant samples ranged from 365 to 2870 μg/kg with an average of 1430 μg/kg. The majority of the...

The hydrogen-abstraction/acetylene-addition mechanism has been fundamental to unravelling the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) detected in combustion flames and carbonaceous meteorites like Orgueil and Murchison. However, the fundamental reaction pathways accounting for the synthesis of complex PAHs, such as the tricyclic anthracene and phenanthrene along with their dihydrog...

The emerging mega city of Lahore has been progressing by leaps and bounds in lasttwo decades which is directly related to an immense increase number vehicles powergeneration systems using fossil fuels. present study entails the quantification evaluation ofpotential risk due Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) one known organicpollutants from vehicular, power generation system’s exhaust othe...

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) such as anthracene, naphthalene, and phenanthren are the most toxic and carcinogenic pollutants which cause severe damages on soil and water resources. in order to remove these materials, biological methods and using potential of local microorganisms of oil contaminated soils are preferred because of cheapness and availability. existing soil microorganism...

The quantitative shape–activity relationship (QShAR) methodology, based on accurate three-dimensional electron densities and detailed shape analysis methods, has been applied to a Lemna gibba photoinduced toxicity data set of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules. In the first phase of our studies, a shape fragment QShAR database of PAHs was developed. The results provide a very go...