Table 3.
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.