Prediction of the bioaccumulation of PAHs in surface sediments of Bohai Sea, China and quantitative assessment of the related toxicity and health risk to humans

Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs

“…If the concentration of individual PCDD/Fs was below the corresponding DL, Unc was set to be five-sixths of corresponding DL; otherwise the Unc was calculated by Eq. (1) (Wang et al, 2015;Li et al, 2016c).…”

“…The value of error fraction was 20% according to previous studies (Li et al, 2016c;Pekey and Dogan, 2013). S/N ratio and the Q values were used to select variables and optimization of factors.…”

Overall comparison and source identification of PAHs in the sediments of European Baltic and North Seas, Chinese Bohai and Yellow Seas

“…Since L9-45 was characterized by the parent PAHs without NaP (Fig. S3), and Fla. and Pyr were the dominant compounds with lower concentrations of 5-6 rings PAHs, it suggested a source characteristic of coal combustion in this site (Levendis et al, 1998;Li et al, 2016). However, the site L-44 was featured by NaP and 1-, 2-MNs via PCA analysis, and benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF), benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF) and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) accounted for a higher proportion, suggesting a contribution from vehicle emission (Li et al, 2016).…”

An Overview and Evaluation of Highly Porous Adsorbent Materials for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Phenols Removal from Wastewater

“…The level of bioaccumulation of PAHs in humans is determined by the toxicities which increased with molecular weight. Long term exposure usually resulted in acute toxicities, associated with carcinogenicity and mutagenicity [48]. High exposure increased the risk of cancer of various organs such as lung, breast, prostate, kidney, bladder, stomach, and skin [26].…”