A review on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Source, environmental impact, effect on human health and remediation

Egyptian Journal of Petroleum

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 107-123

  Abdel Shafy, Hussein I ^a   Mansour, Mona S M ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Spectroscopy Laboratory   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Effect on human health; Environmental risk; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Removal of PAHs; Sources of PAHs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971649228     PISSN: 11100621     EISSN: 20902468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpe.2015.03.011     Document Type: Review

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