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Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic

Known as: aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [Chemical/Ingredient], PAH (polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon) 
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are a large class of organic compounds containing two or more fused aromatic rings made up of carbon and… 
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Remediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Review
2008
Review
2008
Microbial biodegradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread in various ecosystems and are pollutants of great concern due to their… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in China.
Emission of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) listed as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) priority… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls to soot and soot-like materials in the aqueous environment: mechanistic considerations.
Recent studies have shown that sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soot-water systems is exceptionally strong… 
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… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Potency equivalency factors for some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives.
Potency equivalency factors (PEFs) for cancer induction relative to benzo[a]pyrene have been derived for 21 polycyclic aromatic… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and cancer in man.
Various substances and industrial processes, surrogates of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), are currently… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Chemistry and Carcinogenicity
Preface 1. Nomenclature 2. Environmental occurrence and cancer 3. Structure-activity relationships 4. Metabolic activation, DNA… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Induction of microsomal enzymes by foreign chemicals and carcinogenesis by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: G. H. A. Clowes Memorial Lecture.
extremely grateful to the Burroughs Wellcome Co. and to Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for their support of my research in Tuckahoe from… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Polycyclic aromatic compounds in nature.
A great variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including both known and suspected carcinogens, are widespread… 
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