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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the South American Environment

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 191))

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of chemical substances with a similar structure comprising two or more joined aromatic carbon rings. PAHs vary both in their chemical characteristics and in their environmental sources, and they are found in the environment both as gases and associated with particulate material.

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  1. Aquatic Systems Research Unit, EULA-Chile Environmental Sciences Center, Barrio Universitario S/N, University of Concepción, P.O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile

    Ricardo Barra & Caroline Castillo

  2. Laboratório de Radioisótopos Eduardo Penna Franca, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Joao Paulo Machado Torres

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Barra, R., Castillo, C., Torres, J.P.M. (2007). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the South American Environment. In: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 191. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69163-3_1

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