Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds consisting of two or more fused aromatic rings. Most of them are formed during incomplete combustion of organic materials such as wood and fossil fuels, petroleum products, and coal. The composition of PAH mixtures varies with the sour...
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doaj-eab7cdc80d744cfaa209d5a44fce5b9e2020-11-25T01:57:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2221-16912015-03-015318218910.1016/S2221-1691(15)30003-4Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancerThamaraiselvan Rengarajan0Peramaiyan Rajendran1Natarajan Nandakumar2Boopathy Lokeshkumar3Palaniswami Rajendran4Ikuo Nishigaki5Department of Chemical Pathology, School of medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kelantan, MalaysiaNPO-International Laboratory of Biochemistry, 1-166, Uchide, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya 454-0926, JapanDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, 84105, P.O.B.653, IsraelDepartment of Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology, Dr. ALM PG IBMS, University of Madras, Chennai-600 113, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Applied Zoology and Biotechnology, Vivekananda College, Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, Thiruvedakam West, Madurai-625 234, IndiaNPO-International Laboratory of Biochemistry, 1-166, Uchide, Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya 454-0926, JapanPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds consisting of two or more fused aromatic rings. Most of them are formed during incomplete combustion of organic materials such as wood and fossil fuels, petroleum products, and coal. The composition of PAH mixtures varies with the source and is also affected by selective weathering effects in the environment. PAHs are ubiquitous pollutants frequently found in a variety of environments such as fresh water and marine sediments, the atmosphere, and ice. Due to their widespread distribution, the environmental pollution due to PAHs has aroused global concern. Many PAHs and their epoxides are highly toxic, mutagenic and/or carcinogenic to microorganisms as well as to higher forms of life including humans. The main aim of this review is to provide contemporary information on PAH sources, route of exposure, worldwide emission rate, and adverse effects on humans, especially with reference to cancer.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115300034PAHEnvironmental pollutionDMBABenzo(a)pyreneCancer |
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Thamaraiselvan Rengarajan Peramaiyan Rajendran Natarajan Nandakumar Boopathy Lokeshkumar Palaniswami Rajendran Ikuo Nishigaki Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine PAH Environmental pollution DMBA Benzo(a)pyrene Cancer |
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Thamaraiselvan Rengarajan Peramaiyan Rajendran Natarajan Nandakumar Boopathy Lokeshkumar Palaniswami Rajendran Ikuo Nishigaki |
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer |
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer |
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer |
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer |
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer |
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exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds consisting of two or more fused aromatic rings. Most of them are formed during incomplete combustion of organic materials such as wood and fossil fuels, petroleum products, and coal. The composition of PAH mixtures varies with the source and is also affected by selective weathering effects in the environment. PAHs are ubiquitous pollutants frequently found in a variety of environments such as fresh water and marine sediments, the atmosphere, and ice. Due to their widespread distribution, the environmental pollution due to PAHs has aroused global concern. Many PAHs and their epoxides are highly toxic, mutagenic and/or carcinogenic to microorganisms as well as to higher forms of life including humans. The main aim of this review is to provide contemporary information on PAH sources, route of exposure, worldwide emission rate, and adverse effects on humans, especially with reference to cancer. |
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PAH Environmental pollution DMBA Benzo(a)pyrene Cancer |
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