RT Report
T1 Environmental Health Criteria 202 - Selected Non-Heterocyclic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
A1 World Health Organization, 
K1 hydrocarbon
K1 risk assessment
K1 chemical
K1 toxic substance
PB World Health Organization
SN 92 4 157202 7
YR 1998
FD 1998
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29533
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29533
NO Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) constitute a large class of compounds, and hundreds of individual substances may be released during incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic matter, an important source of human exposure. Studies of various environmentally relcvant matrices, such as coaL combustion effluents, motor vehicle exhaust, used motor lubricating oil, and tobacco smoke, have shown that the PAl -I in these mixtures are mainly responsible for their carcinogenic potential.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026