Concentration, source apportionment and potential carcinogenic risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in roadside soils

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 292; p. 133413
• Main Authors: Shukla, Saurabh, Khan, Ramsha, Bhattacharya, Prosun, Devanesan, Sandhanasamy, AlSalhi, Mohamad S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Adult; airports; biomass; carcinogenicity; Carcinogens - analysis; Carcinogens - toxicity; Child; China; coal; Coal - analysis; combustion; Diagnostic ratios; Environmental Monitoring; grasses; human health; Humans; Incremental lifetime cancer risk; India; issues and policy; Lucknow city; Mutagenic risks; mutagens; petroleum; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - toxicity; Positive matrix factorization; risk; Risk Assessment; roadside soils; roadsides; Soil; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; stakeholders; traffic; volatilization; wood; China; India; Incremental lifetime cancer risk; Lucknow city; Diagnostic ratios; Mutagenic risks; Positive matrix factorization

PAHs are organic pollutants that have carcinogenic and mutagenic impacts on human health and are a subject of great concern. The soil-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the urban areas can be very lethal to human health. The concentrations, sources, and possible cancer risks of 15 PAHs...