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Chrysenes

Known as: 1,2-Benzphenanthrene, 1,2-Benzophenanthrene, CHRYSENE 
An aromatic hydrocarbon in coal tar, allied to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline substance, C18H12, of strong blue fluorescence… 
National Institutes of Health

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1,2-dihydroxy-6-methylchrysene12-fluoro-5-methylchrysene3,4-dihydrochrysene3,6-dihydroxychrysene

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Levels, composition profiles and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban soil of Shanghai, China.
Review
2008
Review
2008
Concentration and profile of 22 urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites in the US population.
Review
2007
Review
2007
Monitoring of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of organic compounds with two or more fused aromatic rings. They have a… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Occurrence of gaseous and particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the urban atmosphere: study of sources and ambient temperature effect on the gas/particle concentration and distribution.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Evaluation of the concentration of HCH, DDT, HCB, PCB and PAH in the sediments along the lower stretch of Hugli estuary, West Bengal, northeast India.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Photomutagenicity of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the US EPA priority pollutant list.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Characterization and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminations in surface sediment and water from Gao-ping River, Taiwan.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activity of mutagenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons determined using in vitro reporter gene assay.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Degradation and Mineralization of High-Molecular-Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Defined Fungal-Bacterial Cocultures
ABSTRACT This study investigated the biodegradation of high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in liquid… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Screening of tobacco smoke constituents for mutagenicity using the Ames' test.
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