Polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons result from many forms of combustion, including diesel engines, automotive exhaust, coal burning, grilling of meat and cigarette smoking.
Not exact matches
The parent compounds involved in this research are polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, formed naturally as the
result of almost any type of combustion, from a wood stove to an automobile engine, cigarette or a coal - fired power plant.
New
results from Aarhus University indicate that such mobile microorganisms can play a surprising key role in bioremediation of soil which is contaminated with so - called PAHs (Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons).
In a study of umbilical cord blood from New York City children, researchers found a change in a gene called ACSL3 that is associated with prenatal exposure to chemical pollutants called polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are byproducts of incomplete combustion from carbon - containing fuels,
resulting in high levels in heavy - traffic areas.
Results from a new modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) suggest that officially reported emissions of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in that region have been greatly underestimated.