| Literature DB >> 17644155 |
Athanasios Katsoyiannis1, Eleni Terzi, Quan-Ying Cai.
Abstract
The concentrations ratios of specific pairs of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely used for the qualitative determination of the PAHs sources. These ratios are called PAHs molecular diagnostic ratios and are commonly used for PAHs concentrations in air, soils and sediments. Some scientists have extended the use of these ratios also for sewage sludges, suggesting that calculation of these ratios by individual PAHs concentrations can be as effective as in soils or sediments. This paper describes the reason why the PAH molecular ratios calculated from sewage sludge concentrations should not be used for the understanding of the PAH sources.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17644155 DOI： 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.084
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chemosphere ISSN： 0045-6535 Impact factor: 7.086