TABLE 5.

Studies determining nitrated-PAH concentrations in diesel exhaust PM

Nitrated PAH	(Mirivel et al., 2010) (µg/g)	(Dane and Voorhees, 2010) (µg/g)	(NIST, 2006) (µg/g)	(Schauer et al., 2004) (µg/g)	(Bamford et al., 2003) (µg/g)	(Crimmins and Baker, 2006) (µg/g)	(Turrio-Baldassarri et al., 2003) µg/g)	(Oukebdane et al., 2010) (µg/g)	(Kawanaka et al., 2007) (µg/g)
1-Nitrofluoranthene	<0.4	—	0.3	—	0.3	—	—	—	—
2-Nitrofluoranthene	—	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	ND	—
3-Nitrofluoranthene	<0.3	0.8	0.06	<0.03	0.07	0.05	0.2	ND	3.2
9-Nitroanthracene	8.5	100	5.9	0.9	6.1	13.0	—	0.3	3.2
7-Nitrobenz[a]anthracene	<0.2	—	1.0	2.2	1.0	0.04	—	—	—
6-Nitrochrysene	<0.2	—	0.5	<0.03	0.04	0.04	—	—	1.3
1-Nitropyrene	8.6	40.8	18.2	16.1	18.3	16.0	20.2	1.1	36.3
2-Nitropyrene	<0.8	—	—	—	<0.004	ND	—	—	—
1-Nitronaphthalene	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	1.9	—
2-Nitronaphthalene	<2.3	1.4	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	—
5-Nitroacenaphthene	<2.5	—	0.4	—	0.04	0.05	—	—	—
1,5-Dinitronaphthalene	2.1	—	—	—	—	ND	—	—	—
2-Ditrofluorene	<1.5	—	0.5	0.2	0.05	0.04	0.6	—	—
6-Nitrobenz[a]pyrene	0.4	—	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.0	—	—	1.4
3-Nitrophenanthrene	—	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
9-Nitrophenanthrene	—	3.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Bold type highlights those substances that are potentially useful biomarkers of diesel exhaust exposure.