"Introduction Concern about cancer-inducing substances has brought about many thorough studies covering the chemistry@ sources@ carcinogenicity@ and toxicological properties of PNA's. Two new factors caused the authors to prepare a current review of knowledge about PNA's. One is the application of sophisticated new diagnostic methods for detailed chemical analysis to determine individual compounds@ methods which make it possible to differentiate carcinogenic PNA's from non carcinogenic ones. The other factor is that detailed chemical analysis itself led to a better appreciation of the origin and distribution of specific hydrocarbons in the environment. Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology@ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution@ Exxon Research and Engineering Company@ and elsewhere have advanced the state of knowledge of the composition@ sources@ biological effects@ and fates of hydrocarbons in the environment. Furthermore@ recent surveys and symposia provide additional valuable material on PNA's. Examples are the extensive review by the National Academy of Sciences@ ""Particulate Polycyclic Organic Matter;"" the ""Symposium on Sources@ Effects and Sinks of Hydrocarbons in the Aquatic Environment@"" organized by the American Institute of Biological Sciences; and papers presented at the Battelle Memorial Institute in 1975 during the Symposium on Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Many of the basic references used herein are taken from these publications."
API PUBL 4297-1978 history
1978API PUBL 4297-1978 Fate and Effects of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Aquatic Environment