Due to an inadvertent error, Louvado et al. (2015) was noted cited in the footnotes of Table 1. The corrected Table 1 along with the footnote appears below. The authors apologize for this error. This does not affect the scientific conclusions of the article in any way.
Table 1.
Physical-chemical properties and some relevant information of 16 PAHs enlisted as priority pollutants by US EPA.
| Name | Molecular formula | Cas registry no. | Physical chemical properties | Toxicology | Biodegradation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Pt. (°C) | M.Pt (°C) | V.P. (mmHg at 25°C)a | Solubility (mg/L)a, b | TEFa, c | IARCa, d | EPAa, e | Estimated half-lives (days)a, f | Measured half-lives (days)a, g | |||
| Naphthalene | C10H8 | 91-20-3 | 218 | 80.2 | 8.5 × 10−2 | 31 | n.d. | 2B | C | 5.66 | n.d. |
| Acenaphthene | C12H10 | 83-32-9 | 279 | 93.4 | 2.5 × 10−3 | 3.93 | 0.001 | 3 | D | 18.77 | n.d. |
| Acenaphthylene | C12H8 | 208-96-8 | 280 | 91.8 | 6.68 × 10−3 | 1.93 | 0.001 | n.c. | D | 30.7 | n.d. |
| Anthracene | C14H10 | 120-12-7 | 342 | 216.4 | 6.53 × 10−6 | 0.076 | 0.01 | 3 | D | 123 | 2.7 |
| Phenanthrene | C14H10 | 85-01-8 | 340 | 100.5 | 1.2 × 10−4 | 1.20 | 0.001 | 3 | D | 14.97 | 5 |
| Fluorene | C13H10 | 86-73-7 | 295 | 116-7 | 6.0 × 10−4 | 1.68–1.98 | 0.001 | 3 | D | 15.14 | n.d. |
| Fluoranthene | C16H10 | 206-44-0 | 375 | 108.8 | 9.22 × 10−6 | 0.20–0.26 | 0.001 | 3 | D | 191.4 | 9.2 |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | C18H12 | 56-55-3 | 438 | 158 | 4.11 × 10−3 | 0.010 | 0.1 | 2B | B2 | 343.8 | >182 |
| Chrysene | C18H12 | 218-01-9 | 448 | 254 | 6.23 × 10−9 | 1.5 × 10−3 | 0.010 | 2B | B2 | 343.8 | n.d. |
| Pyrene | C16H10 | 129-00-0 | 150.4 | 393 | 4.5 × 10−6 | 0.132 | 0.001 | 3 | D | 283.4 | 151 |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | C20H12 | 50-32-8 | 495 | 179 | 5.49 × 10−9 | 3.8 × 10−3 | 1.0 | 1 | B2 | 421.6 | 11 |
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | C20H12 | 205-99-2 | 481 | 168.3 | 5.0 × 10−7 | 0.0012 | n.d. | 2B | B2 | 284.7 | n.d. |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | C20H12 | 207-08-9 | 480 | 215.7 | 9.7 × 10−10 | 7.6 × 10−4 | 0.1 | 2B | B2 | 284.7 | n.d. |
| Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene | C22H14 | 53-70-3 | 524 | 262 | 9.55 × 10−10 | 5.0 × 10−4 | n.d. | 2A | B2 | 511.4 | n.d. |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | C22H12 | 191-24-2 | 500 | 277 | 1.0 × 10−10 | 2.6 × 10−5 | n.d. | 3 | D | 517.1 | n.d. |
| Indenol[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | C22H12 | 193-39-5 | 536 | 161-3 | 1.25 × 10−3 | 0.062 | n.d. | 2B | B2 | 349.2 | n.d. |
Data for vapor pressure, solubility, toxicology, and biodegradation has been adapted from Louvado et al. (2015) and the references therein.
Mackay and Shiu (1977).
Toxic equivalent factor relatively to Benzo[a]pyrene (Chang et al., 2014).
International Agency for Research on Cancer Classification Monographs Volume 1–111 updated 18 February 2015 (1, carcinogenic to humans; 2A, probably carcinogenic to humans; 2B, possibly carcinogenic to humans; 3, not classifiable as carcinogenic to humans; n.c., not classified).
EPA carcinogenic classification: A, human carcinogenic; B1 and B2: probable human carcinogenic; C, possible human carcinogenic; D, not Classifiable as to human carcinogenicity; E, evidence of non-carcinogenicity for humans.
Estimation using BioHCwin software v1.01 on EPI Suite software develop by Howard et al. (2005).
Comber et al. (2012); n.d., not determined.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the Yeungnam University Research Grant (2015).
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