Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play important roles in everyday life as well as in industrial activities. The authors - internationally well recognized scientists - present an integrated thorough overview on the ecology of PAHs and their heterocyclic analogs. Extensive cross-referencing between chapters provides researchers with an easy access to all major areas of PAHs research.

The volume presents an integrated overview on a wide range of environmental aspects of PAHs and related compounds; extensive cross-referencing between chapters provides the readers an easy access to all major areas of the topic.

Inhalt
Microbial Metabolism of PAHs and Heteroarenes.- Mechanisms of Tumor Initiation by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mammals.- Analysis of PAH-DNA Aduccts - Fluorescence Line-Narrowing Spectroscopy.- Mass Specrometry Techniques: DNA Adducts of PAHs and Related Carcinogens.- Bioavailability and Ecotoxicity of PAHs.- Biotransformation of PAHs and Their Carcinogenic Effects in Fish.- A Critical Review of the Application of Toxic Equivalency Factors to Carcinogenic Effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mammals.