BookKazuichi Hayakawa, editor.
Summary: This book reviews Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nitropolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (NPAHs) contamination in the context of environmental pollution in Asia. It is comprised of the following sections: 1. Fundamental Chemistry and General Characteristics; 2. Analytical Methods; 3. Emission Source and Atmospheric Behavior; 4. Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and PM2.5; 5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Environments; 6. Metabolic Activation/Toxicities; and 7. Environmental Standards and Guidelines. This volume concentrates on the Far East due to the massive consumption of coal and petroleum in China, which has led to considerable levels of air pollution. High concentration of atmospheric PM2.5 in Beijing have been reported since January 2013 and exposure to such high concentrations may cause respiratory, cardiac and lung diseases. Gathering contributions from international experts, this volume provides a valuable reference guide for global researchers and students interested in learning from the East Asian experience.
Contents:
Part 1. Introduction
Introduction
Part 2. Physical and Chemical Characteristics
Physical Parameters of PAHs/NPAHs/Oxidative Derivatives
Chemistry of PAHs/NPAHs/Oxidative Derivatives (structures/name/numbering by IUPAC)
Part 3. Analytical Method
PAHs/NPAHs (including Application to Environmental Samples)
PAHOHs/PAHQs (including application to biological samples)
Part 4 Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and PM2.5
Sampling Methods for PM
PAHs/NPAHs in PM (including formation of PAHs/NPAHs)
Atmospheric Reaction: Formation and Degradation
PAHs/NPAHs in Japan (Tokyo/Sagamihara, Hokkaido, Kanazawa, Kitakyushu, Muroran)
PAHs/NPAHs in North-East Asia (China, Korea, Russia)
Long-Range Transport of PAHs/NPAHs (Noto and Tateyakma)
PAHs/NPAHs in South East Asia
PAHs/NPAHs in Africa
Emission Sources of PAHs/NPAHs (including source marker)
Emission of PAHs/NPAHs from Diesel-Engine Vehicles
Model Simulation of PAHs in North-East Asia
Part 5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine
PAHs Pollution caused by Oil Spill
PAHs in North-West Japan Sea
PAHs in South-East China Sea
Part 6. Metabolic Activation/Toxicities
Metabolic Activation
Carcinogenicity/Mutagenicity
Endocrine Disruption
ROS Production
Toxicities in Fish and Other Marine Organisms
Part 7. Environmental Standards/Guidelines
Environmental Standards/Guide Lines of PAHs/NPAHs (including environmental standards/guide lines in Japan and in the world.