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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons : Harmful to the Environment! Toxic! Inevitable? / publisher: German Environment Agency, Section IV 2.3 ; editors: Dr. Marc Brandt, Doreen Einhenkel-Arle
HerausgeberBrandt, Marc ; Einhenkel-Arle, Doreen
KörperschaftDeutschland
ErschienenDessau-Roßlau : German Environment Agency, März 2016
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As at Januar 2016
Umfang1 Online-Ressource (24 Seiten, 1,05 MB) : Illustrationen, Diagramme
SpracheEnglisch
SerieHintergrund ; January 2016
URNurn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-129561 
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Whether in mouse pads toys or bathing shoes – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous. We encounter PAHs as atmospheric pollutants produced by small combustion units (such as fireplaces and stoves in homes) traffic industrial processes and tobacco smoke. They can also be detected in foodstuffs especially at summertime BBQ events or in smoked products. What are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and what risk do they represent? Why do we find PAHs time and again in objects of everyday use and why do we encounter them on a daily basis? What is done to address the problem and what can each individual do? The German Environment Agency (UBA) would like to answer these and other questions in this publication.