Table 2.

List of PAHs detected in the black crust samples, with their abbreviation, and limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ), expressed as μg of compound per g of dry weights

PAH	Abbreviation	Limit of detection (μg/g)	Limit of quantification (μg/g)
Naphthalene	NP	0.042	0.12
Acenaphthylene	ACY	0.026	0.078
Acenaphthene	ACE	0.027	0.081
Fluorene	FL	0.020	0.060
Phenanthrene	PHE	0.015	0.046
Anthracene	ANT	0.025	0.075
Fluoranthene	FLA	0.016	0.048
Pyrene	PYR	0.071	0.022
Chrysene	CHR	0.017	0.051
Benzo[a]anthracene	BaA	0.012	0.037
Benzo[b]fluoranthene	BbF	0.060	0.18
Benzo[k]fluoranthene	BkF	0.059	0.18
Benzo[a]pyrene	BaP	0.033	0.10
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene	IcdP	0.034	0.10