Sources and environmental fate of pyrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Arctic

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are large class of hydrophobic, semi-volatile organic contaminants that may enter the environment from both natural sources and anthropogenic activities. Pyrogenic PAHs arise from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and organic matter and following dispe...

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Main Authors: Jennifer E. Balmer, Hayley Hung, Yong Yu, Robert J. Letcher, Derek C.G. Muir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Contaminants
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405665018300684