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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2017 Dec 11;53(4):295–309. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2017.1400793

Table 2. 16-PAH mass concentration (μg/g) for the extracts.

Compound Name RD (μg/g) BD (μg/g) AD (μg/g)
2-ring PAHs

Naphthalene 5.45 2.17 0.24
total 5.45 2.17 0.24

3-ring PAHs

Acenaphthylene 0.68 0.50 0.23
Acenaphthene 1.00 0.37 0.35
Fluorene 0.91 1.62 0.13
Phenanthrene 14.55 8.33 14.52
Anthracene 0.73 0.65 1.29
total 17.86 11.47 16.52

4-ring PAHs

Fluoranthene 17.73 4.33 22.58
Pyrene 0.95 7.00 14.52
total 18.68 11.33 37.10

5-ring PAHs

Benzo(a)anthracene 0.68 2.17 0.24
Chrysene 6.82 1.83 1.94
Benzo[b]fluoranthene 8.18 8.33 7.26
Benzo[k]fluoranthene 1.18 2.83 3.39
Benzo[a]pyrene 1.09 12.67 12.90
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene 0.86 10 6.45
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene 1.27 0.47 0.45
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0.86 3.17 6.13
total 20.95 41.47 38.76

Total PAH Content 62.95 66.43 92.61

The extracted fraction in BD was 20 ±2 %, AD 12 ±3% and RD 8±3%.