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Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

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Handbook on Biodegradation and Biological Treatment of Hazardous Organic Compounds

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The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with two fused aromatic rings discussed in this chapter are naphthalene, acenaphthalene, acenaphthylene, and fluorene. These small PAHs are produced by pyrolysis of fossil fuels and also are frequent constituents of coal tar, oil products, tobacco smoke, automobile exhaust gas, incinerated waste, industrial effluents, and urban air (Grifoll et al., 1994; Pothuluri et al., 1993) . Naphthalene and acenaphthene are used for the industrial production of pesticides, paints and dyes.

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