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Dissolved polycyclic aromatic compounds in Canada’s Athabasca River in relation to Oil Sands from 2013 through 2019
The Canada-Alberta Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) Program began long-term surface water quality monitoring on the lower Athabasca River in 2012. Sampling...
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Parent and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from coal seam fire at Wuda, Inner Mongolia, China: characteristics, spatial distribution, sources, and health risk assessment
The Wuda coalfield in Inner Mongolia is a vital coal base in China, and it is the hardest-hit area for coal fires (spontaneous combustion of coal...
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Is Fucus a suitable biomonitoring organism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination? A study from the Faroe Islands
To evaluate seaweed as a biomonitoring organism, Fucus was sampled in the Faroe Islands. Nineteen PAHs, including the EPA 16, and four groups of...
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Estimation of native and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in seabirds from the south coast of the Baltic Sea
Native and alkylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were examined in the muscle, liver, kidneys, and lungs of greater scaup ( Aythya marila )...
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Sterane and hopane biomarkers capture microbial transformations of complex hydrocarbons in young hydrothermal Guaymas Basin sediments
In Guaymas Basin, organic-rich hydrothermal sediments produce complex hydrocarbon mixtures including saturated, aromatic and alkylated aromatic...
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Anthropogenic and natural inputs of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediment of three coastal systems of the Brazilian Amazon
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in 32 surface sediment samples collected around three cities (Barcarena, Belém, and Santana)...
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Non-target screening of organic pollutants and target analysis of halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere around metallurgical plants by high-resolution GC/Q-TOF-MS
BackgroundThe 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) issued by US Environmental protection agency are a major focus in atmosphere in...
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Quantification of Persistent Organic Pollutants by Microwave Extraction and Soxhlet Extraction in Tailing Samples in Nandan County, Guangxi Province, China
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in tailings have been a great threat to human health, which may cause several diseases such as hypertension,...
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Levels of hydrocarbons and toxicity of water-soluble fractions of maritime fuels on neotropical invertebrates
Accidents involving fuels and oil spills are among the main sources of hydrocarbons to the marine ecosystems and often damage the biota. Diesel and...
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Evaluation of New Diagnostic Ratios of Naphthalenes and Fluorenes by Identifying Severely Weathered Oils Collected in Laboratory Simulations and Coastal Weathering Experiments
The composition and physical properties of spilled oil have great changes during the seriously weathering process. It brings great difficulties to...
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A study on the chemical profile and the derived health effects of heavy-duty machinery aerosol with a focus on the impact of alternative fuels
The combustion of petroleum-based fossil fuels is associated with a high environmental burden. Several alternative fuels, including synthetic fuels...
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Assessment of the efficacy of six field cleaning protocols for hydrocarbon quantification
The defensibility of field sampling data collected in support of natural resource damage assessments and other environmental investigations depends...
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Organic profiles of particulate matter emissions from a Euro VI diesel city bus
To perform a detailed organic speciation, particulate matter emitted by a Euro VI diesel city bus was collected combining chassis dynamometer and...
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GC × GC–HRMS nontarget fingerprinting of organic micropollutants in urban freshwater sediments
BackgroundSediments are sinks for organic micropollutants, which are traditionally analysed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Although...
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Synthesis of valuable benzenoid aromatics from bioderived feedstock
Aromatic chemicals play indispensable roles in our daily lives, having broad applications in household goods, textiles, healthcare, electronics and...
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The Dirty Dozen of the Stockholm Convention and Other Persistent Organic Pollutants: A Review
This chapter provides general information about the Stockholm Convention and the stages of Convention’s development and implementation. The major...
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Can the environmental health of urban centers be assessed through pollutants trapped in lakes? A study case in the biggest city of the southern hemisphere
Air and water quality in urban centers are summited to pollution from different sources, such as industrial activities, traffic, and wastewater...
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Factors influencing the fate of oil spilled on shorelines: a review
Accidental oil spills in ocean may occur during exploration, production, transportation and use. The spilled oil frequently reaches shoreline where...
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Periodic characterization of alkyl-naphthalenes in stack gas and ambient air around a medical waste incinerator
Due to the subtle occurrence of environmental polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) pollution from incinerators, it is seldom considered a...
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Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Atlantic Coastal Patagonia
The Patagonian Atlantic region is known as a pristine area with more than 3000 km of coastline. It includes two productive oil basins, Golfo San...