Table IV.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons detected in finfish samples considered of local origin provided by study participants.
| PAH | Number of Samples with Detects (% of total) |
Mean Concentration (PPB, ± SD) |
Geometric Mean Concentration (PPB) |
Maximum Concentration (PPB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 22 (88%) | 20.4 (67.5) | 6.0 | 322.0 |
| C1-Naphthalenes | 4 (16%) | 4.6 (1.2) | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| C2-Naphthalenes | 6 (24%) | 38.4 (18.1) | 32.0 | 61.1 |
| C3-Naphthalenes | 4 (16%) | 23.0 (21.3) | 18.2 | 61.1 |
| Fluorene | 6 (24%) | 3.3 (2.2) | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| Dibenzthiophene | 1 (4%) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Phenanthrene | 10 (40%) | 7.6 (8.6) | 5.4 | 30.9 |
| Anthracene | 1 (4%) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Fluoranthene | 1 (4%) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Pyrene | 2 (8%) | 3.3 (0.4) | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| C1-Naphthobenzothiophenes | 1 (4%) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Chrysene | 8 (32%) | 6.9 (9.6) | 3.2 | 24.4 |
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 2 (8%) | 2.6 (0.4) | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 3 (12%) | 2.7 (0.2) | 2.7 | 2.9 |