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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced in the environment as by-products of the incomplete combustion of most fuels. Therefore, they are ubiquitous in the environment and particularly concentrated in urban and industrialized areas (Mastral and Callén 2000; Rehwagen et al. 2005; Nassar et al. 2011; Li et al. 2012) and are widely studied with regard to their environmental effects due to their well-known carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. PAHs are emitted into the atmosphere through various combustion sources or released into the aquatic environment through industrial discharge or domestic sewage.
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Nassar, H.F. (2018). Emission Sources of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/Nitropolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Cairo, Egypt, Including Source Markers. In: Hayakawa, K. (eds) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6775-4_12
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