A case study on the occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor dust of Serbian households: Distribution, source apportionment and health risk assessment

Characteristics of particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollution generated during kitchen cooking and health risk assessment

“…A study by Lao et al 68 on Guangzhou barbecue showed that skin absorption and ingestion of PAHs were higher than inhalation in the barbecue smoke environment. Zivancey et al 69 analysed PAHs in Serbian household dust and evaluated them using the incremental lifetime cancer risk model (ILCR), which showed that skin contact was the primary cause of high ingestion of total ILCR, which is consistent with the findings of this study.…”

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dust from rural communities around gas flaring points in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: an exploration of spatial patterns, sources and possible risk

“…Despite the differences in the analytical approach, number of PAHs analyzed, and climatic conditions, such a comparison provides information on global concentration trends. The PAH concentrations in the indoor dust from these areas were higher than those reported for indoor dust from rural, semi-urban and urban areas in Nigeria 28,30,33,34 and other regions, 22,24,27,45 but were comparable to those found for indoor dust from Warri, Nigeria 30 and Changchun, China. 22 The PAH concentrations in the outdoor dust from these rural communities were higher than those previously reported for similar matrices from the Niger Delta and other parts of Nigeria 6,31,32,34–36 and some cities with diverse anthropogenic pressures in other regions, 20,23,25,26,47–49 but were lower than those of outdoor dust from Ulsan, Korea.…”

“…There are dozens of reports concerning the distribution of PAHs in indoor and outdoor dust. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] In Nigeria, like other regions, most of the studies were focused on urban areas with high vehicular emissions, and intense commercial and industrial activities. 6,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] Most considered outdoor or indoor dust and only a few explored their relationship.…”

Pollution Characteristics and Carcinogenic Risk Assessment of PAHs in Car Dust Collected from Commercial Car Wash in Changchun, Northeast China

“…The proportion of PAHs to the 16 PAHs was ranked according to the number of PAHs aromatic rings: four rings (35.6%) > three rings (21.1%) > five rings (20.8%) > three rings (18.4%) > two rings (4.2%). The highest content of four-aromatic-ring PAHs as a percentage of 16 PAHs is due to the fact that LMW PAHs have a high vapor pressure and are more likely to be present in the gas phase [7,20], whereas HMW PAHs are more likely to be present in the solid phase like dust particles [21,22]. PAHs' concentrations in car dust in Changchun, China are significantly higher than those in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [18] and Kuwait [23], but clearly lower than those in Barcelona [5] (Table 2).…”