PAHs: An Ecotoxicological Perspective

Douben, Peter E. T.

doi:10.1002/0470867132

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“…Soils contaminated with PAHs can pose a health risk to humans, livestock and wildlife, as well as an ecotoxicological risk to the soil biome, soil functions, plants, the quality of air and aquatic life (CCME, 2010 ; Douben, 2003 ; IARC, 2010 ). The transport and environmental fate of PAHs depends on their chemical properties and environmental conditions (CCME, 2010 ; Neff et al, 2005 ; Wilcke, 2000 ).…”

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils of an industrial area in semi-arid Uzbekistan: spatial distribution, relationship with trace metals and risk assessment

Bandowe

Shukurov

Leimer

et al. 2021

Environ Geochem Health

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The concentrations, composition patterns, transport and fate of PAHs in semi-arid and arid soils such as in Central Asia are not well known. Such knowledge is required to manage the risk posed by these toxic chemicals to humans and ecosystems in these regions. To fill this knowledge gap, we determined the concentrations of 21 parent PAHs, 4,5-methylenephenanthrene, 6 alkylated PAHs, and biphenyl in soils from 11 sampling locations (0–10, 10–20 cm soil depths) along a 20-km transect downwind from the Almalyk metal mining and metallurgical industrial complex (Almalyk MMC), Uzbekistan. The concentrations of Σ29 PAHs and Σ16 US-EPA PAHs were 41–2670 ng g−1 and 29–1940 ng g−1, respectively. The highest concentration of Σ29 PAHs occurred in the immediate vicinity of the copper smelting factory of the Almalyk MMC. The concentrations in topsoil decreased substantially to a value of ≤ 200 ng g−1 (considered as background concentration) at ≥ 2 km away from the factory. Low molecular weight PAHs dominated the PAH mixtures at less contaminated sites and high molecular weight PAHs at the most contaminated site. The concentration of Σ16 US-EPA PAHs did not exceed the precautionary values set by the soil quality guidelines of, e.g., Switzerland and Germany. Similarly, the benzo[a]pyrene equivalent concentration in soils near the Almalyk MMC did not exceed the value set by the Canadian guidelines for the protection of humans from carcinogenic PAHs in soils. Consequently, the cancer risk due to exposure to PAHs in these soils can be considered as low.

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils of an industrial area in semi-arid Uzbekistan: spatial distribution, relationship with trace metals and risk assessment

Bandowe

Shukurov

Leimer

et al. 2021

Environ Geochem Health

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“…Despite environmental concern of PAHs arose several decades ago, their toxicity has been less studied in marine mammals and turtles in comparison with other substances. Moreover, studies on their effects on these species have been generally more focused in the physical consequences of oiled animals during exceptional but noteworthy large oil spill (e.g., Prestige in the NE Atlantic Ocean) [Albers and Loughlin, 2003].…”

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Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Mediterranean Top Marine Predators Stranded in SE Spain

López-Berenguer

Acosta-Dacal

Luzardo

et al. 2023

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“…Тільки 16 з них відокремлені як пріоритетні забруднювачі та рекомендовані для ідентифікації та визначання в різноманітних об'єктах контролю довкілля. Їх основні фізико-хімічні властивості та молекулярно-структурні особливості наведені в таблиці 1 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Environmental safety and methods for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. I. Sources of origin and ecotoxic properties

Kozak¹,

Gertsiuk²,

NEZHINA³

et al. 2018

Z. Hromatogr. tov.

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Узагальнено літературний матеріал з основних фізико-хімічних властивостей поліциклічних ароматичних вуглеводнів, їх класифікація, особливості молекулярноструктурних характеристик та їх вплив на спектральні та адсорбційні властивості. Розглянуто особливості поширення поліциклічних ароматичних вуглеводнів у природних середовищах, їх перетворення та вплив на біосферу, шляхи формування фонових та критично небезпечних концентрацій в об'єктах навколишнього середовища. Ключові слова: поліциклічні ароматичні вуглеводні, фізико-хімічні властивості, джерела походження, навколишнє природне середовище, огляд. Обобщен литературный материал по основным физико-химическим свойствам полициклических ароматических углеводородов, их классификация, особенности молекулярно-структурных характеристик и их влияние на спектральные и адсорбционные свойства. Рассмотрены особенности распространения полициклических ароматических углеводородов в природных средах, их трансформация и влияние на биосферу, пути формирования фоновых и критически опасных концентраций в объектах окружающей среды. Ключевые слова: полициклические ароматические углеводороды, физико-химические свойства, источники происхождения, окружающая природная среда, обзор. Generalize literature on basic physical and chemical properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, their classification, features of molecular-structural characteristics and their influence on spectral and adsorption properties. The features of distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in natural environments, their transformation and influence on the biosphere, ways of formation of background and critically dangerous concentrations in the objects of the environment have been considered.

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PAHs: An Ecotoxicological Perspective

Cited by 118 publications

References 501 publications

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils of an industrial area in semi-arid Uzbekistan: spatial distribution, relationship with trace metals and risk assessment

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soils of an industrial area in semi-arid Uzbekistan: spatial distribution, relationship with trace metals and risk assessment

Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Mediterranean Top Marine Predators Stranded in SE Spain

Environmental safety and methods for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. I. Sources of origin and ecotoxic properties

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