Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemically stable and sparingly water-soluble molecules that are known mutagens and carcinogens that can bioaccumulate in food chains leading to ecological ...

A REVIEW of the first edition of this important treatise appeared in NATURE last year, and already a second edition has become necessary. The opportunity has been taken to add a 90-page survey of ...

Exposure to oil can cause severe cardiovascular effects in fish. Experiments provide direct evidence of how phenanthrene, an oil pollutant found in water, air and soil, causes irregular heartbeat and ...

One of the most common byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels, phenanthrene, causes heart arrythmias in mice, proving for the first time it is toxic to mammals, new research has discovered. But now ...

A team of scientists in Japan have come up with a simple method to synthesise difficult-to-access twisted phenanthrene molecules. Phenanthrene is a planar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, consisting ...

One of the most common byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels, phenanthrene, causes heart arrythmias in mice, proving for the first time it is toxic to mammals. The study, led by Professor Holly ...