Carcinogenic potential of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Xiamen metropolis, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Cai ◽  
Youchi Zhang ◽  
Brian J. Reid ◽  
Luis M. Nunes
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Carcinogenic Potential ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic

scholarly journals Sources, deposition flux and carcinogenic potential of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the coastal zone of the Baltic Sea (Gdynia, Poland)

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1291-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Skalska ◽  
Anita Urszula Lewandowska ◽  
Marta Staniszewska ◽  
Andrzej Reindl ◽  
Agnieszka Witkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Coastal Zone ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Deposition Flux ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Carcinogenic Potential ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
The Baltic

scholarly journals Concentrations of Particulate Matter and PM-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Released during Combustion of Various Types of Materials and Possible Toxicological Potential of the Emissions: The Results of Preliminary Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Bralewska ◽  
Joanna Rakowska
Keyword(s):  
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Aromatic Hydrocarbons ◽  
Oriented Strand Board ◽  
Carcinogenic Potential ◽  
Total Suspended Particles ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Toxic Equivalents ◽  
Toxic Potential

The aim of this study was to compare the concentrations of particulate matter (PM) and PM-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during the combustion of various types of materials (i.e., oak, beech, and pine wood, polypropylene, polyurethane, paper, cotton, and oriented strand board (OSB)), and to compare the carcinogenic, mutagenic, and toxic potential of the emissions during the burning of these materials. Personal portable sampling devices were used to collect samples and to determine concentrations of PM4, total suspended particles (TSPs), PM-bound PAHs. The samples were collected during controlled fires under laboratory conditions. The highest PM concentration was recorded during the burning of polyurethane (PM4-1818 mg/m3, TSP-2800 mg/m3), while the highest concentration of PAH mixture was recorded when burning OSB (628.5 µg/m3 PM4-bound; 791.2 µg/m3 TSP-bound PAHs). Thus, the highest carcinogenic (85.5 µg/m3), mutagenic (68.2 µg/m3) and toxic equivalents (26.4 ng/m3) of the PAH mixture were noted during OSB combustion. Carcinogenic potential (CP) of PAH group was determined mainly by phenanthrene (CP on average 21.6%) and pyrene concentrations (13.3%). The results of the study express possible adverse effects from PM-bound PAHs released during combustion for firefighters and other people staying near a fire site.

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