Web resources: Poly-Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Erin Rasmussen

PAH is an acronym for Poly-Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), a chemical compound that contains more than one fused benzene ring. They are commonly found in petroleum fuels, coal products, and tar; e.g. Naphthalene, Anthracene, Phenanthrene

For more information take a look at the EUGRIS Portal for Soil and Water Management in Europe:
http://www.eugris.info/FurtherDescription.asp?Ca=2&Cy=0&T=Poly-Aromatic%20Hydrocarbons&e=7
(it includes references to peer reviewed articles)

Some of the chemistry is nicely outlined in this wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatic_hydrocarbon
and this more comprehensive detail : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycyclic_aromatic_hydrocarbon

A nice soil remediation article about removing PAHs:
http://jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/reprint/31/6/1842.pdf

A google listing of scholarly articles about PAHs:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Polycyclic+aromatic+hydrocarbons,+abbreviation+PAH,+is+a+common+term+for+high+molecular,+aromatic+hydrocarbons&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&oi=scholartaffiliate tracking url | blush pink adidas superstars suede red white Mid Light Smoke Grey - Grailify