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A simple, comprehensive, and miniaturized solvent extraction method for determination of particulate-phase polycyclic aromatic compounds in air.
Aldenor Gomes Santos,Ana Carla D. Regis,Gisele O. da Rocha,Marcos A. Bezerra,Marcos A. Bezerra,Robson M. de Jesus,Jailson B. de Andrade +6 more
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This procedure was found to be precise, accurate and suitable to be employed for determination of polycyclic aromatic compounds in airborne particles from both polluted and non-polluted atmospheres.About:
This article is published in Journal of Chromatography A.The article was published on 2016-02-26. It has received 60 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pyrene.read more
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Occurrence of the potent mutagens 2- nitrobenzanthrone and 3-nitrobenzanthrone in fine airborne particles
TL;DR: In the present study, 2-NBA, 3-NBA and selected PAHs and Nitro-PAHs were determined in fine particle samples collected in a bus station and an outdoor site, showing low cancer risk incidence and incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) calculated for both places.
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Corrigendum: Sound Packing DNA: packing open circular DNA with low-intensity ultrasound
Donghee Park,Bong Kwang Jung,Hyunjin Park,Hyungbeen Lee,Gyudo Lee,Jingam Park,Unchul Shin,Jong Ho Won,Yong Jun Jo,Jin Woo Chang,Sang Woo Lee,Dae Sung Yoon,Jongbum Seo,Chul Woo Kim +13 more
TL;DR: Scientific Reports 5: Article number: 984610; published online: April202015; updated: October052015
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Particulate pollutants in the Brazilian city of São Paulo: 1-year investigation for the chemical composition and source apportionment
Guilherme Martins Pereira,Guilherme Martins Pereira,Kimmo Teinilä,Danilo Custódio,Danilo Custódio,Aldenor Gomes Santos,Huang Xian,Risto Hillamo,Célia Alves,Jailson B. de Andrade,Gisele O. da Rocha,Prashant Kumar,Rajasekhar Balasubramanian,Maria de Fátima Andrade,Pérola de Castro Vasconcellos,Pérola de Castro Vasconcellos +15 more
TL;DR: In this article, a year-round sampling was performed at the University of Sao Paulo campus (20m) in Brazil to evaluate the sources of particulate air pollution and related health risks, and different chemical constituents, such as carbonaceous species, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), water-soluble ions, and biomass burning tracers were identified in order to evaluate health risks and to apportion sources.
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Simultaneous determination of PAHS, nitro-PAHS and quinones in surface and groundwater samples using SDME/GC-MS
Leila Oliveira Santos,Jeancarlo Pereira dos Anjos,Sergio Luis Costa Ferreira,Jailson B. de Andrade +3 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new method for simultaneous determination of PAHs, nitro-PAHs and quinones in surface and groundwater samples employing gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after single-drop microextraction (SDME).
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Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their nitrated and oxygenated derivatives in coffee brews using an efficient cold fiber-solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography mass spectrometry method.
Rosimeire Resende dos Santos,Lívia Dias Vidotti Leal,Zenilda de Lourdes Cardeal,Helvécio C. Menezes +3 more
TL;DR: The proposed method is simple, versatile, allows simultaneous extraction of PAHs, nitrated and oxygenated derivatives and was successfully applied to the analysis of commercial coffee samples.
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