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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atmos Environ (1994). 2015 Feb;102:229–238. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.11.046

Table 3.

List of target compounds.

Group Compound Abbrev. CAS# MW g/mol # of rings IDL (ng/mL) TEF
PAHs Naphthalene NAP 91-20-3 128.17 2 0.50 0.001a
Acenaphthylene ACY 208-96-8 152.19 3 0.25 0.001a
Acenaphthene ACT 83-32-9 154.21 3 0.22 0.001a
Phenanthrene PHE 85-01-8 178.23 3 0.22 0b
Anthracene ANT 120-12-7 178.23 3 0.18 0b
Fluoranthene FLA 206-44-0 202.25 4 0.32 0.08b
Pyrene PYR 129-00-0 202.25 4 0.25 0b
Benzo[a]anthracene BAA 56-55-3 228.29 4 0.25 0.20b
Chrysene CHR 218-01-9 228.29 4 0.28 0.10b
Benzo[b]fluoranthene BBF 205-99-2 252.31 5 0.08 0.80b
Benzo[k]fluoranthene BKF 207-08-9 252.31 5 0.05 0.03b
Benzo[a]pyrene BAP 50-32-8 252.31 5 0.05 1.00b
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene DBA 53-70-3 278.35 5 0.09 10.00b
Indeno[1,2,3-cd] pyrene IND 193-39-5 276.33 6 0.12 0.07b
NPAHs 1-Nitronaphthalene 1-NNAP 86-57-7 173.17 2 0.01 n/ac
2-Nitronaphthalene 2-NNAP 581-89-5 173.17 2 0.01 n/ac
2-Nitrobiphenyl 2-NBPL 86-00-0 199.21 2 0.01 n/ac
3-Nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPL 2113-58-8 199.21 2 0.01 n/ac
4-Nitrobiphenyl 4-NBPL 92-93-3 199.21 2 0.01 n/ac
5-Nitroacenaphthene 5-NACT 602-87-9 199.21 3 0.01 0.03d
2-Nitrofkuorene 2-NFLU 607-57-8 211.22 3 0.01 0.01d
9-Nitroanthracene 9-NANT 602-60-8 223.23 3 0.01 n/ac
9-Nitrophenanthrene 9-NPHE 954-46-1 223.23 3 0.01 n/ac
1-Nitropyrene 1-NPYR 5522-43-0 247.25 4 0.01 0.1d
6-Nitrochrysene 6-NCHR 7496-02-8 273.29 4 0.01 10d
Hopanes 17α(H),21β(H)-Hopane Hop1 471-62-5 412.73 5 0.05
17α(H)-22,29,30-Trisnorhopane Hop2 53584-59-1 370.65 5 0.08
17a(H),21β(H)-30-Norhopane Hop3 53584-60-4 398.71 5 0.08 n/ac
22R-17α(H),21β(H)-Homohopane Hop4 60305-22-8 426.76 5 0.05
22S-17α(h),2β(h)-Homohopane Hop5 60305-23-9 426.76 5 0.05
Steranes 20S-5α(H), 14α(H), 17α(H)-Cholestane Ste1 41083-75-4 372.67 4 0.04
20R-5α(H), 14α(H), 17α(H)-Cholestane Ste2 481-21-0 372.67 4 0.06
20R-5α(H), 14β(H), 17β(H)-Cholestane Ste3 69483-47-2 372.67 4 0.04 n/ac
20R-5α(H), 14β(H), 17β(H)-24-Methylcholestar Ste4 71117-90-3 386.7 4 0.06
20R-5α(H), 14α(H), 17a(H)-24-Ethylcholestane Ste5 62446-14-4 400.72 4 0.05
20R-5α(H), 14β(H), 17β(H)-24-Ethylcholestane Ste6 71117-92-5 400.72 4 0.06

IDL: instrumental detection limit. TEF: toxic equivalency factor. CAS #: Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number. MW: molecular weight.

c

No information available.

d

Based on California cancer potency factors, cited in Rhode Island Air Toxics Guideline Table F (RIDEM, 2008).