Table 4.
Occurrences (%) of PAHs in the soil by the categories of sampling areas: industrial, agricultural, remote, recreational, urban, and school area
| PAHs | Industrial | Recreational | Urban | Agricultural | Remote | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acenaphthene | 22.2 | 59.1 | 35.7 | 35.3 | 31.8 | 21.7 |
| Acenaphthylene | 22.2 | 50.0 | 28.6 | 41.2 | 27.3 | 17.4 |
| Anthracene | 55.6 | 50.0 | 42.9 | 5.9 | 13.6 | 91.3 |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 22.2 | 36.4 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.7 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 22.2 | 22.7 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 30.4 |
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 22.2 | 13.6 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 22.2 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.7 |
| Chrysene | 55.6 | 40.1 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 |
| Flouranthene | 88.9 | 100.0 | 85.7 | 64.7 | 63.6 | 91.3 |
| Flourene | 44.4 | 59.1 | 50.0 | 29.4 | 45.5 | 26.1 |
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 7.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Naphthalene | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Phenanthrene | 88.9 | 90.9 | 92.9 | 58.8 | 77.3 | 91.3 |
| Pyrene | 88.9 | 95.5 | 92.9 | 76.5 | 63.6 | 91.3 |
Occurrence (%) was calculated based on the number of sites found to contain the PAH divided by the number of soil samples collected under the same category.