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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Evaluation of Sources and Effects

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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons promotes the progression of Alzheimer's disease

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are typical organic compounds found in cigarette smoke and vehicle exhaust. In addition, PAHs are produced from incomplete combustion of organic material and ...
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) concentration decreased by half after passing through the digestive tract of the marine worm

Red circles in (A) and (B) show the location of the Yoro tidal flat. The dashed ellipse in (C) shows the sampling area, from where the fecal pellets of Marphysa sp. E were collected; reduced mud (RM) ...
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Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (OH-PAH) Metabolite Concentrations and the Effect of GST Polymorphisms Among US Air Force Personnel Exposed to Jet Fuel

Ema G. Rodrigues, Kristen Smith, Alexis L. Maule, Andreas Sjodin, Zheng Li, Lovisa Romanoff, Karl Kelsey, Susan Proctor and Michael D. McClean Objective: To evaluate the association between inhalation ...
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High Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Bomet County, Kenya, a Region With a High Incidence of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of more than 100 compounds that are formed during incomplete combustion of organic materials, many of which have been classified as known ...
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may increase cancer risk

Derek Urwin has a special stake in his work as a cancer control researcher. After undergraduate studies in applied mathematics at UCLA, he became a firefighter. His inspiration to launch a second ...