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. 2013 Jun 13;10(6):2441–2467. doi: 10.3390/ijerph10062441

Table 1.

Range of current and past BTEX and naphthalene (BTEXN) concentrations in petroleum fuels.

Chemical Gasolines 1 Diesel 2 Residuel Fuels 3
Benzene 0.1–4.9% 0.003–0.1% 0.06–0.1%
Ethylbenzene 0.1–3% 0.007–0.2%
Toluene 1–25% 0.007–0.7% 0.1–0.2%
Xylenes 1–15% 0.02–0.5% 0.2–0.3%
Naphthalene <1% 0.01–0.8%

1 Gasoline ranges after [1,13,14]; 2 Diesel #2 [1]; 3 Lubricating and motor oil [1].