Woo, On Ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-121). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.ix / List of Plates --- p.xiv / List of Tables --- p.xv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- General characteristics --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Sources of PAHs --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Adsorption of PAHs --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4 --- Environmental fate of PAHs --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Transformation --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- PAHs in atmosphere --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- PAHs in water --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4.1.3 --- PAHs in soil and sediment --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Route of entry into human --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5 --- Toxicity of PAHs on human --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Cancer --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Other health effects - acute effects --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Other health effects - chronic effects --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5.3.1 --- Respiratory effect --- p.16 / Chapter 1.5.3.2 --- Dermal effect --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6 --- Treatment methods of PAHs --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Incineration --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Bioremediation --- p.18 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Chemical oxidation --- p.19 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- Combined biological-chemical treatment --- p.22 / Chapter 1.6.5 --- Advanced oxidation processes --- p.23 / Chapter 1.6.5.1 --- Photocatalytic oxidation --- p.24 / Chapter 1.6.5.2 --- Operation parameters of PCO --- p.26 / Chapter 1.7 --- PAH contamination in Hong Kong --- p.27 / Chapter 2 --- Objectives --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- Materials and methods --- p.29 / Chapter 3.1 --- Chemicals --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2 --- Photocatalytic reactor --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3 --- Ultrasonic extraction of PAHs --- p.32 / Chapter 3.4 --- Quantification of PAHs --- p.32 / Chapter 3.5 --- Photocatalytic reactivity of PAHs --- p.34 / Chapter 3.6 --- The effect of acetone on performance of PCO --- p.35 / Chapter 3.7 --- Identification of intermediates of PAHs --- p.36 / Chapter 3.8 --- Toxicity test --- p.38 / Chapter 3.9 --- Study of mixture effect --- p.40 / Chapter 4 --- Results and discussion --- p.42 / Chapter 4.1 --- Quantification of PAHs --- p.42 / Chapter 4.2 --- Extraction efficiency of PAHs --- p.42 / Chapter 4.3 --- Photocatalytic reactivity of PAHs --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- The effect of acetone on performance of PCO --- p.52 / Chapter 4.5 --- Identification of intermediates --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- PCO degradation of naphthalene --- p.62 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- PCO degradation of acenaphthylene --- p.66 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- PCO degradation of phenanthrene --- p.69 / Chapter 4.5.4 --- PCO degradation of anthracene --- p.72 / Chapter 4.5.5 --- PCO degradation of benzo[a]anthracene --- p.75 / Chapter 4.5.6 --- PCO degradation of pyrene --- p.78 / Chapter 4.6 --- Toxicity test --- p.80 / Chapter 4.7 --- Study of mixture effect --- p.87 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusions --- p.99 / Chapter 6 --- References --- p.102 / Chapter 7 --- Appendices --- p.122
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326557 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Contributors | Woo, On Ting., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xvi, 128 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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