抄録
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as well as inorganic gaseous pollutants such as sulfur oxides, have recently been observed with extremely high concentration in China. Increase of coal consumption in China would increase concentration of air pollutants, causing serious health problems. These pollutants are also transported from the Asian Continent to Japan in the same way as Asian dust. The present review is concerned mainly with the atmospheric transport of the hazardous PAHs and their derivatives from the Asian Continent to Japan. In addition, this review also deals with recent studies on atmospheric concentrations in China and related countries.
