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. 2017 Sep 7;7(15):71–84. doi: 10.5696/2156-9614-7.15.71

Table 9.

Diagnostic Ratio of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Soil depth LMW/HMW Fla/(Fla + Pyr) BaA/(BaA + Chr) IcdP/(IcdP + BghiP)
0–15 cm
LLS1 0.55 0.50 0.52 0
LLS2 0.69 0.43 0.55 0
ISS1 0.59 0.49 0.55 0
ISS2 0.57 0.49 0.46 1.0
15–30 cm
LLS1 0.55 0.50 0.55 0
LLS2 0.65 0.44 0.53 0
ISS1 0.48 0.50 0.53 0
ISS2 0.51 0.49 0.52 0.37
Control 0.27 0.53 0.58 0

Abbreviations: Fla, fluoranthene; Pyr, pyrene; BaA, benz(a)anthracene; Chr, chrysene; IcdP, indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; BghiP, benzo(g,h,i)perylen