“…PAHs are a group of organic compounds that are generated during the incomplete burning of lignite (Liu et al, 2012), fuels (Lu et al, 2012), volcanic eruption (Schwandner et al, 2013), biomass (Sanchis et al, 2014), garbage (Chen et al, 2013), or other organic substances, such as tobacco (Chalbot et al, 2012). PAHs are highly toxic organic compounds that can cause a range of adverse health effects (e.g., cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive and developmental effects) (Hoyer, 2001;Matsui, 2008;Liao et al, 2011;Wickramasinghe et al, 2012).…”