Detections of 27 PAHs in 24 wristbands including mean, median, minimum, maximum, number of detections and detection frequency. Values given as ng g−1 wristband.
| PAH | Mean | Median | Min | Max | # of detections | % detected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naphthalenea | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 17.0 | 20 | 83% |
| 1-Methyl naphthalene | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 23 | 96% |
| 2-Methyl naphthalene | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 10.6 | 14 | 58% |
| Acenaphthylenea | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 13 | 54% |
| Acenaphthenea | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7 | 29% |
| 1,2-Dimethyl naphthalene | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 8 | 33% |
| 1,6-Dimethyl naphthalene | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 12 | 50% |
| Fluorenea | 7.2 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 18 | 75% |
| 1,6,7-Trimethyl naphthalene | 5.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 12 | 50% |
| Anthracenea | 21.7 | 12.1 | 0.1 | 148.6 | 18 | 75% |
| Phenanthrenea | 21.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 67.4 | 9 | 38% |
| Dibenzothiophene | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 15 | 63% |
| 2-Methyl anthracene | 20.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 135.7 | 12 | 50% |
| 1-Methylphenanthrene | 23.6 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 132.4 | 14 | 58% |
| 2-Methylphenanthrene | 30.4 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 217.4 | 16 | 67% |
| Pyrenea | 12.4 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 28.4 | 18 | 75% |
| Fluoranthenea | 12.3 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 30.1 | 17 | 71% |
| 1-Phenyl naphthalene | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 10.2 | 12 | 50% |
| 2-Phenyl naphthalene | 10.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 52.0 | 18 | 75% |
| 3,6-Dimethylphenanthrene | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 98.2 | 10 | 42% |
| 1-Methyl pyrene | 28.2 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 152.2 | 16 | 67% |
| Benz(a)anthracenea | 21.0 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 81.0 | 9 | 38% |
| Benzo(c)phenanthrene | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 12 | 50% |
| Chrysene/triphenylenea | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 11 | 46% |
| Benz(a)pyrenea | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 22.1 | 10 | 42% |
| Benz(e)pyrene | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 9.7 | 9 | 38% |
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Compound monitored by the EPA because of high frequency of environmental occurrence and known/suspected toxicity.