Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemically stable and sparingly water-soluble molecules that are known mutagens and carcinogens that can bioaccumulate in food chains leading to ecological ...

A team of scientists in Japan have come up with a simple method to synthesise difficult-to-access twisted phenanthrene molecules. Phenanthrene is a planar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, consisting ...

One of the most common byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels, phenanthrene, causes heart arrythmias in mice, proving for the first time it is toxic to mammals, new research has discovered. But now ...