Study of Measurement Systems for Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Vehicle Environmental Samples

Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are organic compounds with two or more aromatic rings. Their emission sources are anthropogenic, such as burning fossil fuels in vehicles. Due to their properties, these compounds are toxic in nature and have potential carcinogens, requiring attention to their detection in the environment. Several studies have already been conducted for construction-detection systems, nevertheless, the methods are expensive and complex. The objective of this work was to identify these measurement possibilities already used to propose a new, simpler, and cheaper system for determining PAHs. So, we carried out a literature review survey to build the necessary theoretical foundation for the proposed system development.