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Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment

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Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment. / Aziz, Faiqa; Syed, Jabir Hussain; Malik, Riffat Naseem et al.
In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol. 109, 11.2014, p. 77-84.

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Aziz, F, Syed, JH, Malik, RN, Katsoyiannis, A, Mahmood, A, Li, J, Zhang, G & Jones, KC 2014, 'Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol. 109, pp. 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.07.022

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Aziz, F., Syed, J. H., Malik, R. N., Katsoyiannis, A., Mahmood, A., Li, J., Zhang, G., & Jones, K. C. (2014). Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 109, 77-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.07.022

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Aziz F, Syed JH, Malik RN, Katsoyiannis A, Mahmood A, Li J et al. Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2014 Nov;109:77-84. Epub 2014 Aug 28. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.07.022

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Aziz, Faiqa ; Syed, Jabir Hussain ; Malik, Riffat Naseem et al. / Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan : insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment. In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2014 ; Vol. 109. pp. 77-84.

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title = "Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment",
abstract = "Present study investigates the occurrence, distribution and sources of ∑17 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the surface water of Soan River, Pakistan. The concentrations of total PAHs ranged from 61 to 207 ng/l. Low molecular weight (LMW) PAHs were recorded higher in concentrations (64.7 percent) as compared to high molecular weight (HMW) PAHs (35.6 percent). Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed domestic and industrial wastewater discharge, vehicular exhaust, petroleum residues and biomass combustion as the main sources for PAHs contamination. Using the USEPA toxic equivalency factor (TEF) approach: Benzo(a)Pyrene and Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene contributed highly carcinogenic exposure equivalent. The surface water of the Soan River is found to be slightly polluted with PAHs thereby posing health risks to aquatic bodies.",
keywords = "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Spatial distribution, Source apportionment, Ecological risk assessment, Soan River",
author = "Faiqa Aziz and Syed, {Jabir Hussain} and Malik, {Riffat Naseem} and Athanasios Katsoyiannis and Adeel Mahmood and Jun Li and Gan Zhang and Jones, {Kevin Christopher}",
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