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Polycyclic Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Hydrocarbons

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Anthropogenic Compounds

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC3,volume 3 / 3A))

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Only a limited number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and structurally related hetero-aromatic systems such as anthracene, pyrene or carbazole are industrially produced in pure form. They normally serve as a starting material for the synthesis of dyestuffs, herbicides and pesticides or pharmaceuticals. None of these commercially available pure PAH and hetero-aromatic systems show acute toxic or carcinogenic effects. Coal tar, which is a by-product in the manufacture of metallurgical coke, is the main source for the industrial production of these chemicals. The quantity of coal tar which is co-produced in the coal carbonization process amounts presently to about 16 M tonnes p.a.; three-quarters of this raw material is processed in the existing 127 coal tar refineries throughout the world [1]. The exposure of the environment with these chemicals occuring in the up-grading of coal tar can, however, be neglected in comparison with the exposure with PAH and hetero-aromatic systems from other sources.

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Zander, M. (1980). Polycyclic Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Hydrocarbons. In: Anthropogenic Compounds. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 3 / 3A. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38522-6_3

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