Importance of heterocylic aromatic compounds in monitored natural attenuation for coal tar contaminated aquifers: A review

Linking Ah receptor mediated effects of sediments and impacts on fish to key pollutants in the Yangtze Three Gorges Reservoir, China — A comprehensive perspective

“…Further, heterocyclic PAHs source from creosote contaminated industrial sites and several have been shown to be AhR agonists and EROD inducers. In addition, they are more bioavailable than their unsubstituted PAHs due to their higher water solubility (Blum et al, 2011;Brinkmann et al, 2014;Hinger et al, 2011).…”

Novel MoP/HY catalyst for the selective conversion of naphthalene to tetralin

“…Naphthalene is the most abundant component of coal tar can be upgrade into useful product i.e., tetralin, a unique solvent in paint and pharmaceutical industries and an efficient hydrogen donor in fuel cells. It is also used as a constituent of motor fuels and lubricants; as a solvent for pesticides, rubber, asphalt, and aromatic hydrocarbons (HCs); as a dye solvent in the textile industry and as an intermediate in the production of agricultural chemicals such as carbaryl, napropamide, and 1-naphthoxyacetic acid [1][2][3]. Catalytic hydrogenation is the most effective route for converting low grade and complex HCs into useful chemicals [4,5].…”

Pyrolysis GC–MS for the rapid environmental forensic screening of contaminated brownfield soil

“…Congruently, groundwater and through flow water detailed analysis (data not shown) revealed the predominance of naphthalene, phenols and cresols consistent with the high solubility of these compounds and with the industrial processes taking place in the plant (Benhabib et al, 2010). In addition, other NSO compounds (Blum et al, 2011), usually unmonitored in coal tar polluted soils, were also detected; some of them (e.g., quinoline) are very toxic (Eisentraeger et al, 2008).…”

“…However, as reported above, classic approaches based on quantification of PAHs, TPH and BTEX clearly do not provide the full picture of the present soil contamination. This can lead to serious shortcomings in the application of investigation/remediation approaches (Blum et al, 2011). These standard approaches would have clearly overlooked the predominant pollutants at this site.…”