Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in urban soils of Greater London, UK

• Published in: Applied geochemistry Vol. 51; pp. 303 - 314
• Main Authors: Vane, Christopher H., Kim, Alexander W., Beriro, Darren J., Cave, Mark R., Knights, Katherine, Moss-Hayes, Vicky, Nathanail, Paul C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: benzo(a)pyrene; cities; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics; Exact sciences and technology; Geochemistry; human health; Pollution, environment geology; polychlorinated biphenyls; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; United Kingdom; urban soils; United Kingdom; Europe; Western Europe; PCBs; concentration; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; soils

•London soil PAH concentrations are comparable with other cities.•London soil PCB concentrations are higher than other cities.•London soils contain multiple pryrogenic PAH sources.•Normal background PAH concentrations exceed land management assessment criteria. Surface soils from a 19km2 area in eas...