Table 1.

Detailed information on the composition of the five mineral oils tested for genotoxicity in Tarnow et al. (2016). Information on individual and groups of substances derived via GC × GC ‐MS (personal communication)

No (a)	Amount of MOAH in %	Number of carbon atoms (MOAH)	Composition (MOAH)	Result Comet assay
1	27.3	14–24	–1‐ and 2‐ring MOAH with complex alkylation pattern –No 3‐ring MOAH –Partly hydrogenated phenanthrenes –No thiophenes	Negative
3	–	–	–	Negative
4	25.7	13–34	–Highly alkylated benzenes and naphthalenes –3‐ring MOAH (alkylated phenanthrenes and anthracenes) –Thiophenes	Negative
9	20.5	13–21	–Alkylated 1‐ and 2‐ring MOAH –Minor presence of 3‐ring MOAH (alkylated phenanthrenes and anthracenes) –Thiophenes	Positive
13	57.1	13–23	–1‐ and 2‐ring MOAH with complex alkylation pattern –3‐ring MOAH (alkylated phenanthrenes and anthracenes) –Thiophenes	Positive

^(a)Mineral oil number from Tarnow et al. (2016).