@article {fu_methodological_2024,
	title = {A methodological review of compound-specific radiocarbon analysis for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental matrices},
	journal = {Environmental Pollution},
	volume = {350},
	year = {2024},
	month = {06/2024},
	pages = {124050},
	abstract = {Identifying the sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in complex environmental matrices is essential for understanding the impact of combustion-related human activities on the environment. Since the turn of the century, advances in analytical capability and accuracy of accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) have made it possible to accurately determine the source apportionment of PAHs based on their radiocarbon (14C) mass conservation. This also allows us to trace the environmental transport processes of PAHs from the perspective of molecular 14C. However, natural environmental matrices have very low concentrations of PAHs (ppb to ppm level). To meet the requirements of carbon weight for 14C measurement by AMS, trace PAHs in complex environmental matrices must be enriched thousands of times, and then higher purity individual PAH molecules should be obtained through a series of complex purification procedures. Therefore, the technical difficulty is the main challenge in expanding the application of compound-specific 14C analysis in environmental science. This article reviews the detailed pretreatment procedures for 14C measurement of specific PAHs, including sample enrichment, extraction and purification of aromatic components, preparation of compound-specific PAHs by preparative capillary gas chromatography, graphitization of samples with ultra-small carbon content, and relevant quality control and assurance procedures. This study aims to help environmental geoscientists understand the technical process of 14C analysis of PAHs and inspire new scientific questions related to environmental science. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive review of the technical method of compound-specific 14C analysis for PAHs.},
	keywords = {Analytical method, pretreatment, Quality assurance and control},
	issn = {0269-7491},
	doi = {10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124050},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749124007644},
	author = {Fu, Yu and Zhang, Rui and Rong, Shaopeng and Wu, Yuling and Wu, Ying and Ya, Miaolei}
}
@article {2924,
	title = {Compound-specific radiocarbon reveals sources and land{\textendash}sea transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban estuary},
	journal = {Water Research},
	volume = {198},
	year = {2021},
	month = {Jan-06-2021},
	pages = {117134},
	abstract = {As typical chemical indicators of the Anthropocene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their environmental behavior in urban estuaries can reveal the influence of anthropogenic activities on coastal zones worldwide. In contrast to conventional approaches based on concentration datasets, we provide a compound-specific radiocarbon ( 14 C) perspective to quantitatively evaluate the sources and land{\textendash}sea transport of PAHs in an estuarine{\textendash}coastal surficial sedimentary system impacted by anthropogenic activities and coastal currents. Compound-specific 14 C of PAHs and their 14 C end-member mixing models showed that 67 -73\% of fluoranthene and pyrene and 76 -80\% of five- and six-ring PAHs in the Jiulong River Estuary (JRE, China) originated from fossil fuels (e.g., coal, oil spill, and petroleum-related emissions). In the adjacent Western Taiwan Strait (WTS), the contributions of fossil fuel to these PAH groups were higher at 74 -79\% and 84 -87\%, respectively. Furthermore, as a significant biomarker for source al- location of terrigenous organic matter, perylene, a typical five-ring PAH, and its land{\textendash}sea transport from the basin through the JRE and finally to the WTS was quantitatively evaluated based on the 14 C transport models. In the JRE, fluvial erosions and anthropogenic emissions affected the 14 C signature of perylene ( 14 C perylene , -535 {\textpm}5 {\textperthousand} ) with contributions of > 38\% and < 62\%, respectively. From the JRE to the WTS, the decreased 14 C perylene (-735 {\textpm}4 {\textperthousand} ) could be attributed to the long{\textendash}range transport of {\textquotedblleft}ocean current- driven{\textquotedblright} perylene (-919 {\textpm}53 {\textperthousand} ) with a contribution of 53 {\textpm}8\%. This compound-specific 14 C approach and PAH transport model help provide a valuable reference for accurately quantifying land{\textendash}sea transport and burial of organic pollutants in estuarine{\textendash}coastal sedimentary systems.},
	issn = {00431354},
	doi = {10.1016/j.watres.2021.117134},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135421003328},
	author = {Ya, Miaolei and Wu, Yuling and Xu, Li and Li, Yongyu and Chen, Hanzhe and Wang, Xinhong}
}
@article {2891,
	title = {Fossil Fuel-Derived Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Taiwan Strait, China, and Fluxes across the Air{\textendash}Water InterfaceFossil Fuel-Derived Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Taiwan Strait, China, and Fluxes across the AirWater Interface},
	journal = {Environmental Science \& Technology},
	volume = {52},
	year = {2018},
	month = {Mar-07-2018},
	pages = {7307 - 7316},
	abstract = {On the basis of the application of compound-specific radiocarbon analysis (CSRA) and air{\textendash}water exchange models, the contributions of fossil fuel and biomass burning derived polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as well as their air{\textendash}water transport were elucidated. The results showed that fossil fuel-derived PAHs (an average contribution of 89\%) presented the net volatilization process at the air{\textendash}water interface of the Taiwan Strait in summer. Net volatile fluxes of the dominant fluorene and phenanthrene (>58\% of the total PAHs) were 27 {\textpm} 2.8 μg m{\textendash}2 day{\textendash}1, significantly higher than the dry deposition fluxes (average 0.43 μg m{\textendash}2 day{\textendash}1). The Δ14C contents of selected PAHs (fluorene, phenanthrene plus anthracene, fluoranthene, and pyrene) determined by CSRA in the dissolved seawater ranged from -997 {\textpm} 4{\textperthousand} to -873 {\textpm} 6{\textperthousand}, indicating that 89{\textendash}100\% (95 {\textpm} 4\%) of PAHs were supplied by fossil fuels. The South China Sea warm current originating from the southwest China in summer (98\%) and the Min-Zhe coastal current originating from the north China in winter (97\%) input more fossil fuel PAHs than the Jiulong River estuary (90\%) and Xiamen harbor water (93\%). The more radioactive decayed 14C of fluoranthene (a 4-ring PAH) than that of phenanthrene and anthracene (3-ring PAHs) represented a greater fossil fuel contribution to the former in dissolved seawater.},
	issn = {0013-936X},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.est.8b01331},
	url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01331},
	author = {Ya, Miaolei and Xu, Li and Wu, Yuling and Li, Yongyu and Zhao, Songhe and Wang, Xinhong}
}
