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    A Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) is a class of organic compounds that is composed of multiple aromatic rings. Most are produced by the incomplete...
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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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    polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as precursors to the RNA world. The PAH world hypothesis is a speculative hypothesis that proposes that polycyclic aromatic...
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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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    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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    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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    flavonoids, polyphenols and indoles, as well as synthetic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxin-like compounds. AhR is a cytosolic transcription...
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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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    analogs (benzimidazole, for example). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are molecules containing two or more simple aromatic rings fused together by sharing...
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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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    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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    the term polycyclic includes polycyclic aromatic compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as well as heterocyclic aromatic compounds with...
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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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    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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    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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  • [better source needed] Most of the chemical compounds are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (4-rings: chrysene, fluoranthene, pyrene,...
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  • including: Polycyclic musks Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Chlorinated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Contorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon Polycyclic group...
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    fragments of graphene bonded to hydrogen atoms around their edges (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs), emit numerous spectral lines in the mid-infrared, at...
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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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    Fluoranthene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
    Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). The molecule can be viewed as the fusion of naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered...
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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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    guanosine residue in DNA such as 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, or a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon adduct. DNA damages can be recognized by enzymes, and therefore...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Benzo(ghi)perylene (category Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
    Benzo[ghi]perylene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C22H12. Benzo[ghi]perylene occurs naturally in crude oil and coal tar...
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