POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS)


Meaning of POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS) in English

Organic compounds which include only carbon and hydrogen with a fused ring structure containing at least two benzene (six-sided) rings. PAHs may also contain additional fused rings that are not six-sided. The combustion of organic substances is a common source of atmospheric PAHs.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.