A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) is a class of organic compounds that is composed of multiple aromatic rings. The simplest representative is naphthalene...
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nitrogen Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, also known as polynuclear aromatic compounds (PAHs) are aromatic hydrocarbons that consist of fused aromatic rings...
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Chlorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Cl-PAHs) are a group of compounds comprising polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with two or more aromatic rings...
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particles are linked to cardiopulmonary disease. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): a group of aromatic compounds formed from the incomplete combustion...
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Naphthalene (category Simple aromatic rings)
organic compound with formula C 10H 8. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor...
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Cassini–Huygens space probe. Hydrocarbons are also abundant in nebulae forming polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds. Burning hydrocarbons as fuel, which produces...
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contrast, molecules with 4n pi electrons are antiaromatic. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Clayden, J.; Greeves, N.; Warren, S.; Wothers, P. (2001)...
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flavonoids, polyphenols and indoles, as well as synthetic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxin-like compounds. AhR is a cytosolic transcription...
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Anthracene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Anthracene is a solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) of formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a component of coal tar...
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Sealcoat (section Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
refined coal tar sealants are a significant contributor to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels in streams and creek beds and that the continual application...
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Benz(a)anthracene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Benz[a]anthracene or benzo[a]anthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C18H12. It is produced during incomplete combustion...
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Benzo(a)pyrene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP or B[a]P) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at temperatures between 300 °C...
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analogs (benzimidazole, for example). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are molecules containing two or more simple aromatic rings fused together by sharing...
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[better source needed] Most of the chemical compounds are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (4-rings: chrysene, fluoranthene, pyrene,...
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Meng, Aihong; Zhang, Yanguo; Williams, Paul T. (2014-10-16). "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation from the Pyrolysis/Gasification of Lignin at Different...
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PAH world hypothesis (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
hypothesis is a speculative hypothesis that proposes that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), known to be abundant in the universe, including in...
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a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the resonance structure most important to characterize its properties is that with the largest number of aromatic π-sextets...
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Many studies have been conducted using polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which are low molecular hydrocarbons found in some creosote-based preservatives...
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Fluorene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
solvents. Although sometimes classified as a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, the five-membered ring has no aromatic properties.[citation needed] Fluorene is...
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Perylene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Perylene or perilene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C20H12, occurring as a brown solid. It or its derivatives may be carcinogenic...
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that occurs in people who have been occupationally exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.: 728 Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology...
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the term polycyclic includes polycyclic aromatic compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as well as heterocyclic aromatic compounds with...
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Pyrene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. The chemical formula is...
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Benz(e)acephenanthrylene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
organic compound with the chemical formula C20H12. It is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) made of four benzene rings around a 5-membered ring....
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Methylcholanthrene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Methylcholanthrene is a highly carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon produced by burning organic compounds at very high temperatures[clarification...
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Acenaphthylene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Acenaphthylene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is an ortho- and peri-fused tricyclic hydrocarbon. The molecule resembles naphthalene with positions...
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natural prevalence in nature. Strain P16 of P. stutzeri is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degrading bacterium that was isolated from creosote-contaminated...
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Phenanthrene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a colorless, crystal-like...
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Triphenylene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
Triphenylene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4)3. A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), it consists of four fused benzene rings. Triphenylene...
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variety of gaseous and particulate chemicals, including soot, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and other known carcinogens. Flocking is the technique of...
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