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Freeman, David John. "Polycyclic aromatic compounds in flames." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308234.
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Tucker, Sheryl A. (Sheryl Ann). "Spectroscopic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278682/.
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The fluorescence spectrum of many polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) depends upon solvent polarity. The emission spectrum of PAC monomers consists of several major vibronic bands labeled I, II, etc., in progressive order. Emission intensity enhancement of select bands is observed in polar solvents.
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Reginato, Nada McGlinchey Michael J. "Polycyclic compounds of manganese /." *McMaster only, 2003.
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Warner, Stephanie D. "Photochemical degradation of selected polycyclic aromatic compounds." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=84446.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and many of their derivatives are considered to be ubiquitous environmental pollutants, which often exhibit mutagenic and/or carcinogenic activity. In the atmosphere, photolysis is generally considered to be the dominant degradation pathway for these pollutants. The photochemical behaviours of benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene and benzo(k)fluoranthene have been examined in the laboratory. This study was complemented by an analysis of ambient air samples collected in the vicinity of a Horizontal Stud Soderberg aluminum smelter in Beauharnois, Quebec. Benzo(a)pyrene is much more reactive in the presence of light when compared to the fluoranthene compounds. The products were identified as the 1,6-, 3,6- and 6,12-benzo(a)pyrenediones. An analysis of the ambient air samples revealed the prevalence of benzo(b)fluoranthene in the emissions from the aluminum smelter. Its relatively high abundance and resistance to degradation indicates that it will be a suitable indicator to represent total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels at the smelter. The photochemical behaviour of a series of nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons has also been investigated. The photoreactivity of these compounds in solution and adsorbed onto a surface has previously been associated with the torsion angle of the nitro group with respect to the aromatic moiety. Initially, through a combination of spectroscopic techniques and semi-empirical calculations, the orientation of the nitro group in each compound was determined. Solution studies were inconclusive in determining the role of the torsion angle of the nitro group in influencing the photochemical degradation. However, when the compounds were adsorbed onto a surface, no relationship could be established between photoreactivity and the orientation. The stability of these compounds was also examined during the sampling process. In an effort to further examine the relationship between th
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Davies, Ilona Lynn. "Analysis of polycyclic aromatic compounds by multidimensional chromatography." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328575.
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Robertson, Charles Ray. "Chemistry towards curved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2006. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1438911.
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Blumire, Nigel James. "Intramolecular radical additions to aromatic compounds." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2003. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/420074/.
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This thesis is concerned with the development of cyclisation strategies that allow entry to polycyclic heterocycles and medium sized ring systems. Radical additions to pyridines are developed and methodologies explore the differences between the homolysis of C-Br and C-I bonds. Mechanisms are described for the unexpected ipso additions to the pyridines. Work towards the synthesis of the stegnans and dimethylgomisin illustrates the attempts to utilise the ipso addition to form medium sized ring systems. A new method of synthesising these medium sized ring systems is discussed. Progress towards a general methodology is described and shows the opportunities for which it could be utilised. A literature review of the synthesis of heterocycles via radical cyclisations is presented.
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Brown, James S. "The chemistry of nickel on the edge of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1422914.
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Cho, Don Mark. "Partially fluorinated polycyclic aromatic compounds synthesis and supramolecular behavior /." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2006. http://lib.uky.edu/ETD/ukychem2007t00544/Cho_thesis.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Kentucky, 2006.Title from document title page (viewed on February 27, 2007). Document formatted into pages; contains: xiv, 69 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-68).
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Chaolumen. "Synthesis and Properties of Electron-Deficient Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/225617.
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Wagner, Svenja. "Teratogenic and Embryotoxic Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Report." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-50460.
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Polycyclic aromatic compounds are ubiquitously distributed pollutants in the aquatic and terrestrial environment containing harmful properties on creatures such as carcinogenicity, teratogenicity and toxicity, but are not so well analyzed yet. In the present study, the embryotoxic and teratogenic effects of selected hydroxylated and methylated PACs on the embryonal development of Danio rerio as an aquatic model organism were analyzed with the Fish Embryo Toxicity Test (FET) and the Tail Length Test (TLT) to obtain information on the toxic and teratogenic impact of the tested PACs on the environment. Two of the five tested PACs, 9-MA and DMBA, showed embryotoxic respectively teratogenic effects on the embryonal development of the zebrafish. The embryotoxicity of 9-MA was indicated in the high mortality rate of the exposed zebrafish embryos, whereas the teratogenic effect of DMBA was revealed in the emergence of sub-lethal malformations during the embryonal development such as a shortened tail length, tail curvatures, tail tip deformity or the formation of edema on the yolk sac and pericard as well as abnormal heartbeat and blood circulation. The high mortality rate of the zebrafish embryos exposed to 9-MA did not increase over the exposure time of 96h, which suggests that the chorion of the zebrafish egg could not protect the embryo at all against the strong embryotoxic effect of 9-MA. The sub-lethal malformations of the zebrafish embryos exposed to DMBA could be induced to the metabolic activation of AhR-agonist DMBA through the AhR-pathway or the accumulation of the neurotransmitter Acetylcholine due to the inhibitory function of DMBA on the ACh-Esterase, which caused a neuromuscular system defect or uncontrolled contractions of the axis musculature. Further research, may focus on the mode of action of PACs such as 9-MA and DMBA and their impact on organisms in order to take reasonable precautions to avoid or to diminish the uptake of PACs from the environment.
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Cho, Don Mark. "PARTIALLY FLUORINATED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS: SYNTHESIS AND SUPRAMOLECULAR BEHAVIOR." UKnowledge, 2007. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/443.
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The field of organic electronics has received much attention over the last few years, and engineering of organic crystals to grow with pi-electron systems arranged in a face-to-face motif has been shown to be beneficial in electronic devices. The effects of combining aromatic and perfluorinated aromatic derivatives have shown that the intramolecular stacking pattern can be changed from an edge-to-face arrangement to that of a face-to-face motif. Before the work described herein, there were no reported studies of the supramolecular behavior of fused polycyclic aromatic compounds with partial peripheral fluorination, inducing the desired face-to-face behavior. This is the main focus of the thesis. Furthermore, by exploiting the interactions between the fluorinated and non-fluorinated faces of the molecule, columnar liquid crystalline behavior can be achieved through variations of the alkyl substituents on the molecule.
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Fletcher, Kristin A. "Mobile Order Theory as Applied to Polycyclic Aromatic Heterocycles." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278994/.
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Experimental mole fraction solubilities of benzil, thianthrene, trans-stilbene, thioxanthen-9-one, diphenyl sulfone and dibenzothiophene sulfone are determined in pure noncomplexing and complexing solvents. Predicted solubility values are calculated for benzil, thianthrene, trans-stilbene and thioxanthen-9-one using expressions derived from Mobile Order theory. Large deviations between experimental and predicted solubilities in alcohol solvents exist, therefore optimized solute - solvent association constants are determined. Previously measured thianthrene solubilities in five binary alkane + cyclohexane solvent mixtures are compared with values predicted from Mobile Order theory using the measured solubility in each of the pure solvents as input parameters. The experimental mole fraction solubility of benzil in eight binary alcohol + 1-octanol solvent mixtures are also measured and compared with predicted values.
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Lu, Mingming. "Formation and growth of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by cyclopentadienyl moieties in combustion." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/32824.
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Eichholzer, Astrid <1978>. "Stereoselective Catalytic Processes for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2398/1/Eichholzer_Astrid_Tesi.pdf.
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In this PhD-thesis, two methodologies for enantioselective intramolecular ring closing reaction on indole cores are presented. The first methodology represents a highly stereoselective alkylation of the indole N1-nitrogen, leading to 3,4-dihydro-pyrazinoindol-1-ones – a structural class which is known for its activity on the CNS and therefore of high pharmacological interest concerning related diseases. In this approach, N-benzyl cinchona-alkaloids were used for the efficient catalysis of intramolecular aza-Michael reactions. Furthermore, computational studies in collaboration with the research group Prof. Andrea Bottoni (Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, Bologna) were accomplished in order to get insight into the key interactions between catalyst and substrate, leading to enantiomeric excesses up to 91%. The results of the calculations on a model system are in accordance with the experimental results and demonstrate the high sensibility of the system towards structural modifications.
The second project deals with a metal catalyzed, intramolecular Friedel-Crafts (FC)-reaction on indolyl substrates, carrying a side chain which on its behalf is furnished with an allylic alcohol unit. Allylic alcohols are part of the structural class of “π-activated alcohols” – alcohols, which are more easily activated due to the proximity to a π-unit (allyl-, propargyl-, benzyl-). The enantioselective intramolecular cyclization event is catalyzed efficiently by employment of a chiral Au(I)-catalyst, leading to 1-vinyl- or 4-vinyl-tetrahydrocarbazoles (THCs) under the formation of water as byproduct. This striking and novel process concerning the direct activation of alcohols in catalytic FC-reactions was subsequently extended to similar precursors, leading to functionalized tetrahydro-β-carbolines.
These two methodologies represent highly efficient approaches towards the synthesis of scaffolds, which are of enormous pharmaceutical interest and amplify the spectra of enantioselective catalytic functionalisations of indoles.
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Eichholzer, Astrid <1978>. "Stereoselective Catalytic Processes for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/2398/.
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In this PhD-thesis, two methodologies for enantioselective intramolecular ring closing reaction on indole cores are presented. The first methodology represents a highly stereoselective alkylation of the indole N1-nitrogen, leading to 3,4-dihydro-pyrazinoindol-1-ones – a structural class which is known for its activity on the CNS and therefore of high pharmacological interest concerning related diseases. In this approach, N-benzyl cinchona-alkaloids were used for the efficient catalysis of intramolecular aza-Michael reactions. Furthermore, computational studies in collaboration with the research group Prof. Andrea Bottoni (Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”, Bologna) were accomplished in order to get insight into the key interactions between catalyst and substrate, leading to enantiomeric excesses up to 91%. The results of the calculations on a model system are in accordance with the experimental results and demonstrate the high sensibility of the system towards structural modifications.
The second project deals with a metal catalyzed, intramolecular Friedel-Crafts (FC)-reaction on indolyl substrates, carrying a side chain which on its behalf is furnished with an allylic alcohol unit. Allylic alcohols are part of the structural class of “π-activated alcohols” – alcohols, which are more easily activated due to the proximity to a π-unit (allyl-, propargyl-, benzyl-). The enantioselective intramolecular cyclization event is catalyzed efficiently by employment of a chiral Au(I)-catalyst, leading to 1-vinyl- or 4-vinyl-tetrahydrocarbazoles (THCs) under the formation of water as byproduct. This striking and novel process concerning the direct activation of alcohols in catalytic FC-reactions was subsequently extended to similar precursors, leading to functionalized tetrahydro-β-carbolines.
These two methodologies represent highly efficient approaches towards the synthesis of scaffolds, which are of enormous pharmaceutical interest and amplify the spectra of enantioselective catalytic functionalisations of indoles.
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Lopez, Sanchez Susana. "Identification of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by chromatography and mass spectrometry." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/27115.
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Zhang, Ruoxin. "Toward the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic compounds as nano-carbon cages." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2008. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5617.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2008.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 45 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 24-26).
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Johansson, Beatrice. "Characterization of soil remediation workers’ dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-69072.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds that are composed by at least two aromatic rings. PAHs can be found in coal and petroleum, but can also be formed from incomplete combustion of for example fossil fuels, tobacco, wood and when smoking food. PAHs has been shown to cause several health risks such as carcinogenic effects, which led to that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) selected 16 PAHs as priority pollutants. Those 16 PAHs is usually analysed when investigating PAH exposure. To analyze dermal exposure of PAHs a tape-stripping technique can be used. The tape-stripping method involves that a tape piece is placed on the skin to absorb the present PAHs and then the tape is removed and the PAHs can be extracted and cleaned-up from the tape. The aim of this study is to optimize a recently elaborated clean-up method for PAHs sampled by the tape-stripping technique. Also, to apply the method and measure the dermal exposure of 16 PAHs among soil remediation workers. Two clean-up methods were evaluated, Florisil SPE columns and deactivated silica (10%). Clean-up using Florisil columns were evaluated using 10 and 12 ml of n-hexane. For elution, poor recoveries were achieved for both elution volumes tested. On the other hand, tests using deactivated silica generated good recoveries for both elution solvents tested (i.e. 4 ml n-hexane:dichloromethane + 4 ml dichloromethane and 8 ml n-hexane). As for the elution solvents, no significant difference could be seen in the recoveries and the mixture of n-hexane and dichloromethane was used for the real samples. The dermal exposure of PAHs for the soil remediation workers were investigated using dermal tapes from the palm and neck of 18 soil remediation workers. Samples from the palm were sampled before and after a working day and there was a small difference between the total PAH concentration before and after a work-shift. For all categories of workers (office staff, machine operators and persons performing sampling) an increase in dermal concentration of PAHs could be observed for ten of the workers, but this increase were highest among the workers active in taking samples at the contaminated site. However, an increase in PAH exposure was not observed for all study participants and possible this is due to hand-washing after toilet visits. Overall, the concentrations of PAHs on the dermal samples from soil remediation workers were low, especially in comparison to other occupations such as chimney sweeps and pavers where PAH exposure is known to exist. The detected PAHs on the dermal tapes corresponded to PAH profiles in soil samples from the site.
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Chen, Hung-Yu. "Azaarenes as contaminants of the urban atmosphere." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.320497.
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Wit, B. "On-surface genesis of complex molecular architectures based on polycyclic aromatic compounds." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2016. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3001266/.
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This work describes three systems in the emerging field of on-surface chemistry. The aim of on-surface chemistry is to employ covalent bond forming reactions to create complex well-defined molecular architectures directly on surfaces from simple precursors. However, the number of viable on-surface reactions is still very limited and the resulting oligomers, polymers and networks are often highly defective due to the irreversible nature of the reactions. The present work aims to increase the knowledge of different aspects of on-surface chemistry and its potential applications by examining three distinct systems. The first system employs the established on-surface reaction of porphyrins on Cu(110) to form a barrier to the diffusion of a second mobile component, 1,3-bis(imidazol-1-yl methyl)benzene. The diffusion of this molecule is highly anisotropic; it diffuses readily in the < 110 > direction but hardly in the <001> direction. Moreover, it was found through calculations that the diffusion of this molecule is of a walking type due to the specifics of the molecule-surface interaction. The ‘walker’ binds with two identical ‘feet’ to the surface and it can only detach one ‘foot’ at a time. The barriers are linear one dimensional organometallic chains grown exclusively in the <001> direction, perpendicular to the diffusion direction of 1,3-bis(imidazol-1-yl methyl)benzene, and as such these porphyrin chains can act as ‘fences’ to the diffusion of the walker. Additionally, there is some attractive interaction between the porphyrin fences and the walker. Most notably, the walker can be trapped temporarily by the fences, creating something resembling stations for the walker. The second system investigated is that of two porphyrins, either porphine or zinc diphenyl porphyrin, on Au(111). In this case, the porphyrin derivatives are connected on the relatively inert Au(111) surface even though these porphyrins lack marked functional groups. All available peripheral C-H bonds were sufficiently activated such that the hydrogen could be cleaved off and C-C bonds could be formed upon annealing. Unfortunately, the selectivity that was found on Cu(110) among the different C-H bonds of diphenyl porphyrins was not observed on Au(111). The reaction initiates at step edges, but propagates on the terraces at slightly higher temperatures. This results in large scale irregular networks. In the third system the effect of chirality in on-surface reactions between helicenes on Cu(110) is investigated. Two different hexahelicenes, one with a single methyl group and one with two ethynyl groups, were used. It was found that both helicenes can undergo an indiscriminate reaction of the peripheral C-H bonds, forming random oligomers. However, the helicenes bearing the ethynyl functionalities can also undergo on-surface Glaser coupling at room temperature. For this reaction, the two types of dimers could be distinguished in scanning tunnelling microscopy images which revealed a significant difference between the observed and expected ratio of the products: the formation of heterochiral dimers is favoured over the formation of homochiral dimers.
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Lee, Robert George Marlor. "Factors that influence atmospheric concentration of semi-volatile organic compounds." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302364.
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Dong, Hongchen. "Synthesis of hyperbranched polyarylenes and poly(aroylarylene)s by polycyclotrimerization of alkynes and their applications as photoresist and precursors for magnetic ceramics /." View abstract or full-text, 2005. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?CHEM%202005%20DONG.
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Landera, Alexander. "Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Nitrogen Containing Polcyclic Aromatic Compounds in Titan's Atmosphere, the Interstellar Medium and Combustion." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/991.
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Several different mechanisms leading to the formation of (substituted) naphthalene and azanaphthalenes were examined using theoretical quantum chemical calculations. As a result, a series of novel synthetic routes to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nitrogen Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (N-PACs) have been proposed. On Earth, these aromatic compounds originate from incomplete combustion and are released into our environment, where they are known to be major pollutants, often with carcinogenic properties. In the atmosphere of a Saturn’s moon Titan, these PAH and N-PACs are believed to play a critical role in organic haze formation, as well as acting as chemical precursors to biologically relevant molecules. The theoretical calculations were performed by employing the ab initio G3(MP2,CC)/B3LYP/6-311G** method to effectively probe the Potential Energy Surfaces (PES) relevant to the PAH and N-PAC formation. Following the construction of the PES, Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Markus (RRKM) theory was used to evaluate all unimolecular rate constants as a function of collision energy under single-collision conditions. Branching ratios were then evaluated by solving phenomenological rate expressions for the various product concentrations. The most viable pathways to PAH and N-PAC formation were found to be those where the initial attack by the ethynyl (C2H) or cyano (CN) radical toward a unsaturated hydrocarbon molecule led to the formation of an intermediate which could not effectively lose a hydrogen atom. It is not until ring cyclization has occurred, that hydrogen elimination leads to a closed shell product. By quenching the possibility of the initial hydrogen atom elimination, one of the most competitive processes preventing the PAH or N-PAC formation was avoided, and the PAH or N-PAC formation was allowed to proceed. It is concluded that these considerations should be taken into account when attempting to explore any other potential routes towards aromatic compounds in cold environments, such as on Titan or in the interstellar medium.
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Tatsuya, Nakano. "Synthesis and Functionalization of Fused Aromatic Ring-layered Compounds." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/199330.
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Kim, Do Hyong. "Formation of Aromatic Compounds by Cyclopentadiene Moieties in Combustion Processes." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7241.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) formation and growth from cyclopentadiene (CPD) moieties have been investigated using a laminar flow reactor and molecular modeling. The resonance-stabilized cyclopentadienyl radical is readily formed in flames and can participate in PAH growth to soot by reaction with the ??onds of aromatic species. Both CPD pyrolysis and computational results indicate that formation of indene and benzene is favored at low temperatures (below 750oC) and formation of naphthalene is favored at high temperatures. Reaction pathways from CPD have further been extended to PAH formation from the reaction of CPD and aromatic compounds with different types of ??onds. Results indicate that, while the major products from the pyrolysis of CPD, acenaphthylene, styrene and phenanthrene mixtures are from the reaction of CPD to itself rather than to these aromatic compounds with different ??onds, CPD does add to these compounds to produce larger PAH.
Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) formation from chlorinated phenols has also been studied. In combustion exhaust gas, chlorinated phenols can produce dioxin as well as PCNs. PCN and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) congener product distributions were consistent with proposed pathways involving phenoxy radical coupling at unchlorinated ortho-carbon sites. Tautomerization of the phenoxy radical coupling and subsequent fusion via H2O loss results in PCDF formation. Competing with this reaction pathway, CO elimination and subsequent fusion via hydrogen and/or chlorine loss was found to produce PCNs. PCDF isomer distributions were found to be weakly dependent to temperature, whereas PCN isomer distributions were found to be more temperature sensitive with selectivity to particular isomers decreasing with increasing temperature.
Results of this research contribute to a better understanding of chemical mechanisms involved in the formation of toxic byproducts and soot in combustion systems.
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Salat, Alexandre. "Tracking the History of Alberta Oil Sands Contaminants Using Lake Sediment Cores." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39749.
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Petroleum hydrocarbons are emitted into the environment via natural and anthropogenic activities. Once emitted, these hydrocarbons can be transported globally, persisting and accumulating in aquatic ecosystems. In the Alberta oil sands region (AOSR), mining activities have significantly altered and polluted the surrounding aquatic and terrestrial environments with heavy metals and various petroleum hydrocarbons including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PACs). Though PACs have been tracked through time using dated lake sediment cores, separating natural and anthropogenic PACs can be difficult. In the Peace Athabasca Delta (PAD) this task is especially difficult as this region has been receiving annual inputs of naturally eroded bitumen throughout history. Petroleum biomarkers are unique petrogenic compounds (i.e. derived from petroleum) which may provide a secondary proxy to track mining impacts.
This thesis investigated the impacts of mining activities on the AOSR and the PAD using two different proxies, PAC and petroleum biomarkers. These two regions were compared to reference lakes to the south and northwest of the Athabasca oil sands formation, in order to provide a natural signal, with minimal oil sands mining contamination. Historically deposited PACs and petroleum biomarkers were analysed in radiometrically dated lake sediment cores from the AOSR and the PAD, Alberta. Sediment profiles in the AOSR (Saline Lake) showed increases in PAC fluxes for both alkylated and parent compounds coeval with mining activities. Alkylated PAC fluxes in reference lakes (Mariana Lake and BM11) increased at the height of oil sands development (1990s). PAD lakes showed no statistical increase in PAC flux through time due to high levels of naturally eroded bitumen entering the system. Parent PAC diagnostic ratios, however, showed clear shifts from pyrogenic (primarily wood burning) in pre-development sediments to petrogenically derived PACs in modern sediments, in both AOSR and PAD lakes, coeval with oil sands development. Petroleum biomarker diagnostic ratios in Saline Lake and PAD lakes remained stable through time, indicating a clear current and historical petroleum signal originating from the AOSR. Reference lakes (Mariana Lake and BM11) showed the greatest change in petroleum biomarkers. Historically, these lakes had signatures uncommon of petroleum sources, however, in recent years petroleum inputs from mining development were revealed by these petroleum biomarkers. This study compared the historical trends of several petroleum hydrocarbons in lake sediment to the historical emissions of these petroleum hydrocarbons from oil sands mining operations. Notably, we show the potential for petroleum biomarkers to trace petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the environment.
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Reid, Brian John. "Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils : mechanisms, consequences and means of assessment." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322868.
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Hashimoto, Sigma. "Syntheses of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds with Heteroatom Junctions via Tandem Hetero-Friedel－Crafts Reactions." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/174950.
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Zhang, Quan. "Synthesis of o-isotoluenes, o-quinodimethanes, and benzoenynyl carbodiimides and their cyclizations to polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=434.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 1999.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xvi, 108 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-108).
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Hilton, Cameron L. "Biphenyl complexes of zirconium and their utility in the synthesis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2008. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3326203.
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Telu, Sanjay. "AN INVESTIGATION OF OXIDATITIVE-SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND OTHER ELECTRON-RICH AROMATIC COMPOUNDS WITH HYPERVALENT IODINE REAGENTS." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1162492437.
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Daud, Ahmad Rafizan Mohamad. "Partial oxidative cracking of polycyclic aromatic compounds under supercritical water conditions for heavy hydrocarbons upgrading." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/9592.
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Heavy hydrocarbon upgrading is attracting more interest amidst growing supply of heavier crudes. These materials, often distinguished by high aromatic and asphaltene contents generate larger volumes of residue upon processing. The present study investigates the potential of partial oxidative cracking in water as an alternative to the conventional thermal cracking or hydrocracking upgrading routes. Sub and supercritical water partial oxidative cracking experiments have been carried out in a batch micro-bomb reactor using model compounds of three to five-membered ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The goal is twofold; to establish the optimum operating window for the PAH oxidative cracking and to evaluate the reactivity patterns between different PAH compounds. It was found that partial oxidative cracking of PAH depends strongly on reaction temperature and oxidant concentration. Using a 0.38 O/Ostoic atomic ratio (38% of the oxygen needed for complete combustion), phenanthrene and anthracene were converted at short reaction time of 0 min into mostly oxygenated intermediates (DCM solubles) at subcritical water conditions. Under the more reactive supercritical water conditions, ring cleavage products, which include phenols, aromatic acids, ketones and unsubstituted aromatics (DCM solubles) were favoured. Most of these intermediates were formed via middle ring oxygenation which could potentially contribute to higher cracking efficiency upon subsequent thermal treatment. In addition to the target compounds, polymerized materials (DCM insolubles) were also produced under both conditions. A good compromise between the two major product streams was obtained at 400 oC whereby the DCM fraction contains a balanced mixture of oxygenated and cracking compounds. PAHs exhibit higher degree of stability with increasing ring size. A higher reaction temperature of 450 oC was needed in order to convert pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene. The reactivity order with respect to PAH conversion into the desirable DCM soluble fraction was established as follows: anthracene > phenanthrene > pyrene > benzo[a]pyrene.
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Nishino, Noriko. "Mechanistic studies of atmospheric chemical reactions of hydroxyl radicals with aromatic hydrocarbons, including 2-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and terminal alkenes." Diss., UC access only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=94&did=1907248571&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=7&retrieveGroup=0&VType=PQD&VInst=PROD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1270251046&clientId=48051.
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Kolakowski, Beata M. "Studies of the response to polycyclic aromatic compounds of liquid introduction, atmospheric pressure ionisation mass spectrometry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0021/NQ49270.pdf.
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Onchoke, Kefa Karimu. "Experimental and theoretical studies of nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1143220534.
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Séguin, Jonathan Y. "Bioaccumulation and Toxicokinetics of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds and Metals in Giant Floater Mussels (Pyganodon grandis) Exposed to a Simulated Diluted Bitumen Spill." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/41877.
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Canadian bitumen is mainly transported in a diluted form via pipeline and train, all posing a risk as they can lead to the release of diluted bitumen (dilbit) in the environment. In the summer of 2018, a collaborative large-scale field experiment was conducted at the International Institute for Sustainable Development - Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA), a world-renowned aquatic research facility. The research objectives of the Boreal lake Oil Release Experiment by Additions to Limnocorrals (BOREAL) project were to understand the fate, behaviour, and potential toxic effects of dilbit in a freshwater Boreal lake to inform evidence-based management strategies for the transport of dilbit. A range of controlled dilbit spills was performed in seven 10 m diameter limnocorrals (~100,000 L of water) resulting in environmentally realistic dilbit:water dilutions ranging from 1:69,200 to 1:504, representing the upper half of the distribution of oil spill sizes in North America in the last decade. Additionally, two limnocorrals not treated with dilbit were studied as controls.
This thesis identifies the bioaccumulating compounds derived from naturally weathered dilbit in adult giant floater mussels (Pyganodon grandis), to determine the rates at which they were accumulated and excreted. More specifically, the bioaccumulation potential and toxicokinetic parameters of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and various metals were assessed in mussels exposed ex situ for 41 days (25 days of exposure and 16 days of depuration) to water from the limnocorrals. These compounds have shown to be toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic to aquatic organisms. Mussels exposed to dilbit-contaminated water experienced significantly greater TPACs concentrations (0.40 – 0.90 µg L-1, n=12) compared to mussels from the Control (0.017 µg L-1, n=4). Furthermore, dilbit-contaminated water had a higher proportion of alkylated PACs compared to their parent counterpart, demonstrating petrogenic PAC profiles.
We detected significantly greater TPACs concentrations in mussels exposed to dilbit-contaminated water (25.92 – 27.79 µg g-1, ww Lipid, n=9, at day 25 of the uptake phase) compared to mussels from the Control (average of 2.62 ± 1.95 µg g-1, ww Lipid; ±SD, n=17). Alkylated PACs represented 96.4 ± 1.8%, ±SD, n=12 of TPACs in mussels from dilbit-contaminated treatments at day 25 of the uptake phase, indicating the importance of conducting a more inclusive assessment of petrochemical mixtures as most studies only focus on parent PACs. From first-order one-compartment models derived from nonlinear curve fitting of the accumulation phase or sequential modelling method, uptake (0.66 – 24.65 L g-1 day-1, n=87) and depuration (0.012 – 0.37 day-1, n=87) kinetic rate constants, as well as bioconcentration factors (log values from 3.85 – 6.12 L kg-1, n=87) for the 29 PACs that bioaccumulated in mussels suggested that alkylated PACs have greater bioaccumulation potential compared to their parent PAC counterpart. Results from this study also demonstrated that giant floater mussels could be used to biomonitor PAC contamination following oil spills as PACs accumulated in mussel tissue and were still present following the 16 day depuration phase. The results of this study are the largest, most comprehensive set of toxicokinetic and bioaccumulation information of PACs (44 analytes) in freshwater mussels obtained to date.
Metal contamination following the controlled dilbit spill was minimal, but mussels exposed to water contaminated with naturally weathered dilbit experienced elevated concentrations of dissolved zinc (30.26 – 38.26 µg L-1, n=12) compared to the mussels in the uncontaminated water (6.75 ± 3.31 µg L-1, n=4), surpassing the Canadian water quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic life. However, it is not clear if dilbit contamination caused elevated zinc concentrations in the water as other factors, such as limnocorral building materials and/or galvanized minnow traps used in the limnocorrals, could have contributed to zinc contamination. Nonetheless, giant floater mussels did not accumulate zinc in their tissues.
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Edirveerasingam, Veronica. "Implications of vehicle emissions in Lake Tahoe soils and sediments." abstract and full text PDF (free order & download UNR users only), 2006. http://0-gateway.proquest.com.innopac.library.unr.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3239872.
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Alegbeleye, Oluwadara Oluwaseun. "Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water using indigenous microbes of Diep- and Plankenburg Rivers, Western Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninisula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2011.
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Thesis (MTech (Environmental Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015.This study was conducted to investigate the occurrence of PAH degrading microorganisms in two river systems in the Western Cape, South Africa, and their ability to degrade two PAH compounds (acenaphthene and fluorene). A total of 19 bacterial isolates were obtained from the Diep- and Plankenburg Rivers. These microorganisms were first identified phenotypically on various selective and general media (such as nutrient agar, Eosine Methylene Blue and Mannitol Salts Agar), followed by staining and biochemical testing, followed by molecular identification using 16S rRNA and PCR. The isolates were then tested for acenaphthene and fluorene degradation first at flask scale and then in a Stirred Tank Bioreactor at varying temperatures (25ºC, 30ºC, 35ºC, 37ºC, 38ºC, 40ºC and 45ºC). All experiments were run without the addition of supplements, bulking agents, biosurfactants or any other form of biostimulants. Four of the 19 isolated microorganisms were identified as acenaphthene and fluorene degrading isolates. Three of the four microorganisms identified as PAH degrading isolates were Gram negative isolates. Results showed that Raoultella ornithinolytica, Serratia marcescens, Bacillus megaterium and Aeromonas hydrophila efficiently degraded fluorene (99.90%, 97.90%, 98.40% and 99.50%) and acenaphthene (98.60%, 95.70%, 90.20% and 99.90%) at 37ºC, 37ºC, 30ºC and 35ºC, respectively. The degradation of fluorene was found to be more efficient and rapid compared to that of acenaphthene and degradation at Stirred Tank Bioreactor scale was more efficient for all treatments. Throughout the biodegradation experiments, there was an exponential increase in microbial plate counts ranging from 5 x 104 to 9 x 108 CFU/ml. The increase in plate count was observed to correlate with the efficient degradation temperature profiles and percentages. The PAH degrading microorganisms isolated during this study significantly reduced the concentrations of acenaphthene and fluorene and can be used on a larger, commercial scale to bioremediate PAH contaminated river systems. Other factors that influence the optimal expression of biodegradative potential of microorganisms other than temperature and substrate (nutrient) availability, such as pH, moisture and salinity will be investigated in future studies, as well as the factors contributing to the higher fluorene degradation compared to acenaphthene. Furthermore, the structure and toxicity of the by-products and intermediates produced during microbial metabolism of acenaphthene and fluorene should be investigated in further studies.
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Thomas, Philippe. "Impacts of Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) and Their Alkylated Congeners in North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/40896.
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Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are a group of chemicals encompassing thousands of different aromatic, alkyl aromatic and heterocyclic hydrocarbons (i.e.- containing N, S, or O- atoms); 16 of which have been designated as priority pollutants due to their toxicity and prevalence. Several studies have highlighted increases in the concentrations of C1-C4 alkylated PACs and heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as dibenzothiophenes in the atmosphere, water, soil and sediments, plants, wildlife and fish in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR). Although there has been considerable research attention related to the toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic properties of PACs, there is an increasing awareness that these chemicals may also have profound endocrine disrupting properties in wildlife. North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) are good indicators of ecosystem health due to their ecology and sensitivity to environmental pollutants. In this thesis, we first demonstrated the utility of adopting paleotoxicological frameworks in defining environmental baseline levels of PACs and likely biological effects from exposure to these complex environmental mixtures. These methods allowed us to reconstruct historical PAC deposition patterns to impacted areas while simultaneously determining likely biological effects such as endocrine disruption. Next, we showed how PACs exhibited trophic dilution in a Boreal food chain dominated by river otters. Snails, prey and predator fish, as well as river otters were collected from four main study areas in the AOSR in northeastern Alberta, Canada. Bioaccumulation factors such as biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAF) and trophic magnification factors (TMF) were used to evaluate the partitioning behavior of PACs in the environment and subsequent risks to biota. Our results revealed localized enrichment of certain PACs and subsequent metabolism in higher order vertebrates. Finally, we successfully combined ecotoxicological and physiological analyses paired with population genetic estimates to investigate endocrine disruption and population-level responses to exposure to PACs. River otters are known for their habitual use of latrine sites. Latrine sites represent a unique opportunity for biomonitoring programs to study river otters using indirect sampling methods. In this thesis, PACs were characterized and evaluated in sediment, lower and higher trophic biota with demonstrated impacts on endocrine processes and river otter population health. Effects-based assessments such as the ones presented in this thesis are more powerful for environmental monitoring programs than stressor-based assessment methods (such as describing presence/absence or levels of contaminants) as they provide greater biological context to monitoring data. In turn, these are helpful in selecting triggers for environmental effects monitoring or adaptive management programs.
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Bilodeau, Julie. "Toxicokinetics and Bioaccumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in Wood Frog Tadpoles (Lithobates sylvaticus) Exposed to Athabasca Oil Sands Sediment." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35847.
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Many polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic. As a result, their effects on aquatic biota and ecosystems are of great concern. Research on PACs in aquatic biota often overlooks the role of amphibians, alkylated PACs, and sediment as an uptake route. In order to study the accumulation and toxicokinetics of PACs following sediment and aqueous exposure, and to compare the bioaccumulation potentials of parent and alkyl PACs, two accumulation-elimination experiments using wood frog tadpoles (Lithobates sylvaticus) of Gosner stage 28-32 were conducted (one evaluating exposure to contaminated sediment and water, and the other to contaminated water alone). A complementary field study was then conducted near Fort McMurray, Alberta to assess PAC body burdens in field-collected amphibian larvae, and to determine whether PAC body burdens are related to exposure to sediment and/or water in the field.
The results of our studies showed that PAC concentrations and uptake rates in wood frog tadpoles were highest when they were exposed to PAC-contaminated sediment. Consequently, we determined that the dominant route of exposure of wood frog tadpoles to PACs is sediment rather than water. This finding supports other studies that have shown dietary uptake to be an important route of PAC exposure in other aquatic organisms. In both the laboratory and field study, alkyl PAC concentrations exceeded those of parent PACs in wood frog tadpoles, which also demonstrated petrogenic PAC profiles. Interestingly, parent PACs seemed to have greater bioaccumulation potential than alkyl PACs in the laboratory-exposed wood frog tadpoles (in relation to sediment), possibly due to greater bioavailability or lower metabolism of parent PACs or alternatively, due to a saturation in uptake of alkyl PACs. Nevertheless, only a few compounds, including anthracene, fluoranthene, retene, and C1-benzofluoranthenes/benzopyrenes, were found to have higher bioaccumulation potentials. Lithobates sylvaticus tadpoles seemed to be efficient at eliminating and metabolizing both parent and alkyl PACs. However, the elimination of some compounds, such as C4-naphthalenes, was not as efficient.
Furthermore, C3-fluorenes and C2-dibenzothiophenes were isolated as potential markers of amphibian larvae exposure to PAC-contaminated sediment due to their positive correlation with the wetland sediment concentrations. Additional field collections in the Athabasca oil sands are warranted to verify the utility of these markers in the natural environment. Evidently, this thesis highlights the importance of including sediment exposure and alkylated PACs in toxicological and field studies of benthic and epibenthic organisms. The results of this study are the largest, most comprehensive set of toxicokinetic and bioaccumulation information of PACs (52 analytes) in the amphibian larvae Lithobates sylvaticus obtained to date.
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Willis, Alison Micha. "Photo-Induced Toxicity and Toxicokinetics of Single Compounds and Mixtures of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Zebrafish and Sheepshead Minnow." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1372962692.
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Jejdling, Julia. "Biomonitoring of soil remediation workers´ exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) – method development and characterisation of PACs in blood." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-74387.
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For a long period of time, it has been common to use creosote for impregnation of railroad ties. Creosote consists of 85% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), of which some are carcinogenic and/or mutagenic. In 2016, a soil remediation process was commenced at an old impregnation facility in Sweden and both dermal, urine and blood samples were taken from soil remediation workers to investigate the occupational exposure. The objectives of this study were to develop a method for the extraction of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), including PAHs, oxy-PAHs, alkylated PAHs and dibenzothiophenes and azaarenes from blood, and to quantify PAHs in the collected blood samples from the soil remediation workers. In the method development, two parameters were tested: centrifugation of samples before extraction and use of either basic or deactivated silica in the clean-up step of the blood extracts. The results showed that the best method was without centrifugation and with use of basic silica. Results from the analysis of the soil remediation workers´ blood showed PAHs in average concentrations of 0.05-6.47 ng/mL blood, with fluorene and biphenyl being the most abundant PAHs. The occupational groups (office, machine and sampling) had similar average concentrations of PAHs, with office workers being slightly less exposed. The PAHs blood profile did not reflect the PAHs profiles in contaminated soil from the area; the blood profiles had relatively higher abundances of low molecular weight PAHs, while the soils had higher relative concentrations of middle molecular weight PAHs. Both blood and soils had low relative concentrations of high molecular weight PAHs. Pyrene concentrations in blood and 1-hydroxypyrene metabolite concentrations in urine samples showed no correlation (linearity r2=0.045). Both blood and urine samples from the workers indicated a low exposure of PAHs. The method tested in this study can be used for analysis of a broad range of PACs and seems to be a better approach for studying the exposure of PACs than today’s methods analysing a few urine metabolites. But additional clean-up is suggested to improve the quantification of all blood samples. Further investigations are required to gain an understanding of normal, unexposed PACs levels in blood.
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Sinioja, Tim. ""Source characterization of soils contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) by use of Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA)"." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-64627.
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Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) are organic compounds that include several sub-groups of toxic, persistent and carcinogenic environmental pollutants consisting of two or more non-substituted or substituted aromatic rings. Due to the complexity of PAC-mixtures found in the environment it can be challenging and time-consuming to track the sources of contamination. In the present study, multivariate data analysis (MVDA) models, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were applied to track sources of PACs at contaminated sites. Based on the chemical profile of 78 PACs obtained in GC-MS analysis of soils, 26 observations were classified according to their petrogenic, pyrogenic or urban background soil origin. Two soil samples of unknown origin collected at a contaminated site in Mjölby, Sweden, were successfully fitted to the validated PLS-DA model and their origins were determined as petrogenic. The study shows that validated PLS-DA models can be applied to predict the petrogenic, pyrogenic and urban background soil origins of samples collected at PAC contaminated sites, thus to track the sources of contamination. It is also concluded that 16 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are not sufficient to predict the origin of contamination with PCA or PLS-DA.
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Mader, Brian T. "Gas/solid and gas/particle partitioning of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to filter surfaces and ambient atmospheric particulate material /." Full text open access at:, 2000. http://content.ohsu.edu/u?/etd,193.
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Zhang, Chun. "Study of Genes Relating To Degradation of Aromatic Compounds and Carbon Metabolism in Mycobacterium Sp. Strain KMS." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1532.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, produced by anthropological and natural activities, are hazardous through formation of oxidative radicals and DNA adducts. Growth of Mycobacterium sp. strain KMS, isolated from a contaminated soil, on the model hydrocarbon pyrene induced specific proteins. My work extends the study of isolate KMS to the gene level to understand the pathways and regulation of pyrene utilization. Genes encoding pyrene-induced proteins were clustered on a 72 kb section on the KMS chromosome but some also were duplicated on plasmids. Skewed GC content and presence of integrase and transposase genes suggested horizontal transfer of pyrene-degrading gene islands that also were found with high conservation in five other pyrene-degrading Mycobacterium isolates. Transcript analysis found both plasmid and chromosomal genes were induced by pyrene. These processes may enhance the survival of KMS in hydrocarbon-contaminated soils when other carbon sources are limited. KMS also grew on benzoate, confirming the functionality of an operon containing genes distinct from those in other benzoate-degrading bacteria. Growth on benzoate but not on pyrene induced a gene, benA, encoding a benzoate dioxygenase α-subunit, but not the pyrene-induced nidA encoding a pyrene dioxygenase α-subunit; the differential induction correlated with differences in promoter sequences. Diauxic growth occurred when pyrene cultures were amended with benzoate or acetate, succinate, or fructose, and paralleled delayed expression of nidA. Single phase growth and normal expression of benA was observed for benzoate single and mixed cultures. The nidA promoters had potential cAMP-CRP binding sites, suggesting that cAMP could be involved in carbon repression of pyrene metabolism. Growth on benzoate and pyrene requires gluconeogenesis. Intermediary metabolism in isolate KMS involves expression from genes encoding a novel malate:quinone oxidoreductase and glyoxylate shunt enzymes. Generation of C3 structures involves transcription of genes encoding malic enzyme, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, and phosphoenolpyruvate synthase. Carbon source modified the transcription patterns for these genes. My findings are the first to show duplication of pyrene-degrading genes on the chromosome and plasmids in Mycobacterium isolates and expression from a unique benzoate-degrading operon. I clarified the routes for intermediary metabolism leading to gluconeogenesis and established a potential role for cAMP-mediated catabolite repression of pyrene utilization.
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Bahrami, Abdulrahman. "The development and use of thermal desorption methods for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in ambient air." Thesis, Brunel University, 1996. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/5442.
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In occupational and public health there is a need for measurement and speciation of chemicals in ambient air to achieve control of air pollution and minimize health risks. In this work two methods of analysis are developed for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under ambient air conditions. Both methods involve the use of thermal desorption techniques with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). For the measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) airborne particulate samples are obtained by collection on small glass fibre filters. The volatile materials from these are thermally desorbed in two stages and transferred to a Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer analytical system. Results from studies of particulate samples obtained from sites in the region of Uxbridge, Middlesex are reported for eight selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Measurements on samples obtained directly from vehicle emission sources with the engine used under different running conditions are also reported. In the method of analysis of volatile organic compounds in air, samples are absorbed into 4mm Carbotrap 300 tubes and thermally desorbed and passed into a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) or gas chromatography (GC) using helium as carrier gas. The Carbotrap absorbers used, show complete absorb/desorb reversibility, are thermally stable and do not react chemically with injected hydrocarbon standards. To demonstrate the value of the method analytical results obtained under ambient air conditions on the Brunel University campus (Uxbridge, Middlesex) are reported. Six selected low molecular weight aromatic hydrocarbons namely benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and m-, p- and o-xylene are investigated in detail. The concentrations of these compounds were measured and results related to traffic flow rates and meteorological conditions to establish the fact that vehicle exhaust emissions are the main sources of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollution at the collection sites. A study of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) levels in ambient air in Tehran (Iran) in which 55 hydrocarbons are identified is reported. A detailed study is made of the concentrations of the six hydrocarbons benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and m-, p- and o-xylene because high concentrations of these pollutants can produce potential health problems. It is shown that the nature of the geographical location and the day time temperature play an important part in determining the composition of the mixture of pollutants in Tehran. Samples obtained directly from internal combustion engines with and without catalytic converters are also analysed using the method developed and the results show that there is a large depletion in aromatic hydrocarbons when toluene is reduced to a greater extent than benzene. The analytical method is also used to compare vehicle emissions from engines under cold start and hot start conditions.
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Augulyte, Lijana. "Use and Development of Diffusive Samplers to Analyse the Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Treatment Processes." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1912.
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Franceschin, Marco. "Polycyclic aromatic compounds able to induce and stabilize G-quadruplex DNA structures as new telomerase inhibitors: synthesis, physicochemical properties and biochemical studies." Doctoral thesis, La Sapienza, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11573/917357.
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Roy, Michelle-Claire. "Petrogenic Hydrocarbons in the Peace-Athabasca Delta and their Potential for Microbial Degradation." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38749.
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Microbial biodegradation is the primary mechanism by which petrogenic hydrocarbons (PHCs) are removed from the environment. Though hydrocarbon biodegradation is widely studied in marine systems, knowledge of how it occurs in freshwater systems is still lacking. The Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), located in northeastern Alberta, is an ideal location to study microbial hydrocarbon degradation since it has a long history of exposure to PHCs. What’s more, these PHCs are predominately sourced from bituminous deposits and are therefore relevant to the Canadian Oil Sands Industry. This thesis investigated the genetic potential for hydrocarbon degradation of PHCs via metagenomic reconstruction of microbial communities in lakes of the Peace and Athabasca Deltas, as well as reference lakes in the nearby boreal uplands. In order to properly evaluate the microbial community and its potential for hydrocarbon degradation, a comprehensive analysis of PHCs (including n-alkanes, polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), and petroleum biomarkers of terpanes, hopanes, and steranes) was performed. PHC analysis showed that n-alkanes in lake sediments from all three regions were highly similar and predominately biogenic, while PAC composition was significantly different in each region. Restricted-drainage lakes of the Athabasca Delta had the highest concentrations of PACs from petrogenic sources. Closed-drainage lakes in the Peace Delta had lower concentrations of PACs that likely originated from a mixture of pyrogenic and petrogenic sources. Closed-drainage lakes in the boreal upland region had the lowest concentrations of PACs likely sourced from pyrogenic wood combustion with traces of petrogenic PACs, possibly from atmospheric deposition of dust. Petroleum biomarkers of terpanes, hopanes, and steranes were successfully used to identify the long-range fluvial, and possibly atmospheric, transport of bituminous compounds more than one hundred kilometers from their potential source. This validates the future use of these biomarkers in environmental forensics. Microbial communities in all three regions under study were highly diverse, and their composition was significantly different in both sediment and water. Targeted gene analysis identified a total of 3885 genes involved in the degradation of n-alkanes and PACs in sediment and water. The results show that organic carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur content, as well as PAC and short-chain alkane concentrations were important chemical predictors of change in degradation gene composition. Furthermore, genes for anaerobic degradation of PHCs were identified in syntrophic bacteria, methanogens, nitrate and sulfate reducers, demonstrating the potential for syntrophic hydrocarbon degradation in PAD lakes. Though this thesis confirms the genetic potential for hydrocarbon degradation in PAD and boreal upland lakes, further research is necessary to determine whether these microbial communities can actively degrade the PHCs present in these lakes.