Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is a prototypic carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), which requires metabolic activation to produce its detrimental effects. Measurement of B[a]P metabolites in human urine could provide ...

A simple and sensitive method was developed to simultaneously determine phenanthrene and benzo(a) pyrene in water samples using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy with a 56-nm Delta lambda. The method was used to ...

Toxicity and reactivity of nitro polycyclics have been correlated with their molecular structure and electronic properties, in particular with the nitro substituent orientation. Experimental data are scarce for mononitro ...

Currently, with the growing contamination of aquatic ecosystems, many compounds, such as pesticides and hydrocarbons, are improperly released into rivers and lakes. Studies about the exposure of single pollutants causing ...

We report that oxidative phosphorylation and Ca2+ uptake processes are enhanced in liver mitochondria isolated from benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P)-treated rats. The carcinogen did not affect either the respiratory control index ...

Biochemical biomarkers (the activities of acetylcholinesterase, 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deetilase, carboxylesterase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase) were evaluated in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis ...