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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and azaarenes (nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic coumpounds, N-PAC) are formed during incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic material such as fossil fuels, resulting in the same profile of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic individuals (1). On the other hand, processes of carbonization occuring, e.g., during the generation of mineral oil and coal, also produce these compounds.
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Grimmer, G. (1984). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Azaarenes in Environmental Specimens. In: Lewis, R.A., Stein, N., Lewis, C.W. (eds) Environmental Specimen Banking and Monitoring as Related to Banking. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6765-6_28
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