Ecological and health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in particulate matter in Chinese cities

A number of studies have reported the contents of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in PM (particulate matter) in cities. These studies were published from 2000 to 2019 and include analyses of PAH contamination in response to rapid socioeconomic development in China, considering population increases, growing energy demand, and increases in industrial production. Publications in the scientific literature were selected following the eligibility criteria described below. Original studies published in English databases (e.g., Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley) and excellent works published in Chinese databases (e.g., CNKI, CQVIP, and Wanfang Data) were included. We searched for papers and books with the keywords “polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in the particulate matter”, “PAH in the particulate matter”, “polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in PM”, “PAH in PM”, and “City, China”. Thus, we retrieved almost all the relevant reports about PAHs in PM in Chinese cities. After removing duplicate or..., , # Ecological and health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in particulate matter in Chinese cities

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.c59zw3rm1](10.5061/dryad.c59zw3rm1)

## Description of the data and file structure

This datasets has tables containing the location of urban, sample date, samples sites, samples number, range and mean of PAHs, and population and GDP for each urban area.

### **Abbreviation Listing**

PAHs: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

GDP: Gross domestic product

PM: Particulate matter

HI: Hazard index

ILCR: Lifetime incremental cancer risk

NC: North China

CC: Central China

SC: South China

LOD: limit of detection

TEF: toxic equivalency factor

RfC: reference content for inhalation

ERM-Q: Effect range median quotient

LMW-PAHs: Low-molecular-weight PAHs

MMW-PAHs: Medium-molecular-weight PAHs

HMW-PAHs: High-molecular-weight PAHs

CAN-PAHs: Carcinogenic PAHs

NCAN-PAHs: Noncarcinogenic PAHs

COM-PAHs: Combustion-derived PAHs

### **Contents**

Table S1 PAH c...,