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. 2016 Jan 13;3:167–172. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.01.005

Table 3.

PAHs levels (μg kg−1 wet wt.) in Periophthalmus koeleuteri from the study areas (Sime, Kporghor and Iko coastal waters).

PAHs Sime Tai Kpoghor Iko
Naphthalene BD BD BD
Acenaphthylene BD 0.002 ± 0.000 BD
Acenaphthene BD 0.001 ± 0.000 BD
Fluorene 0.010 ± 0.000 0.003 ± 0.000 BD
Phenanthrene 0.030 ± 0.004 0.240* ± 0.040 BD
Anthracene BD 0.040 ± 0.003 BD
Fluoranthene 0.060* ± 0.004 2.460* ± 0.010 0.010* ± 0.002
Pyrene 0.050 ± 0.010 0.090 ± 0.004 0.010 ± 0.000
Benzo[a]anthracene 0.003* ± 0.000 0.002* ± 0.000 0.030* ± 0.010
Chrysene BD BD 0.090 ± 0.004
Benzo[b]fluoranthene 0.860* ± 0.004 10.400* ± 0.040 49.300* ± 0.050
Benzo[k]fluoranthene 0.001 ± 0.000 0.001 ± 0.000 0.001 ± 0.002
Benzo[a]pyrene BD BD 0.002 ± 0.000
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 171.000* ± 0.430 32.700* ± 0.030 3.670* ± 0.010
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene 0.002 ± 0.000 BD 0.001 ± 0.002
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0.001 ± 0.000 BD 0.004 ± 0.000
TOTAL 171.900* ± 0.450 45.900 ± 0.120 53.100 ± 0.070
LMW-PAH/HMW-PAH 0.000* ± 0.000 0.010* ± 0.000 5.310* ± 0.090
BaA/(BaA + Chry) 0.100* ± 0.004 1.000* ± 0.020 0.430* ± 0.050

Means with superindices (*) across rows are significantly different (P < 0.05), values are mean ± S.E.M (n = 10). BD = below detection limit of 0.0001.