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. 2019 Jul 2;16(13):2343. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16132343

Table 3.

Summary of PAHs profiles relative to BkF in PM2.5 and TSP.

The Ratios of Each PAHs Relative to BkF for PM2.5
Ratios 1 Flu/BkF Pyr/BkF BaA/BkF Chr/BkF BaP/BkF DBA/BkF IDP/BkF
BG samples (the present study)
5.55 ± 6.88 4.97 ± 4.98 2.43 ± 2.70 1.15 ± 0.42 1.23 ± 0.76 0.48 ± 0.30 3.82 ± 1.13
BB samples (the present study)
14.84 ±1 1.0 13.08 ± 9.54 11.69 ± 9.77 5.11 ± 3.36 9.14 ± 6.60 2.11 ± 4.06 3.83 ± 1.74
BB samples (Kim Oanh et al., 2011) 2
10 5.8 2.4 3.4 2.6
The Ratios of Each PAHs Relative to BkF for TSP
Ratios 1 Flu/BkF Pyr/BkF BaA/BkF Chr/BkF BaP/BkF DBA/BkF IDP/BkF
BG samples (the present study)
0.80 ± 0.43 1.5 ± 0.97 1.14 ± 1.14 1.44 ± 0.51 1.08 ± 0.62 0.18 ± 0.15 2.01 ± 1.11
BB samples (the present study)
28.39 ± 0.93 15.74 ± 11.82 7.75 ± 2.32 5.81 ± 3.27 3.85 ± 1.92 1.14 ± 1.12 3.71 ± 2.75

1 All ratios were calculated from the PAHs content in PM (mg g−1 PM). 2 The relative ratios in Kim Oanh et al., 2011 were calculated from average values of PAHs in PM2.5 (mg g−1 PM) in RS burning smoke. Abbreviations: Flu: Fluoranthene; Pyr: Pyrene; BaA: Benz[a]anthracene; Chr: Chrysene; BkF: Benzo[k]fluoranthene; BaP: Benzo[a]pyrene; DBA: Dibenz[a,h]anthracene; IDP: Indeno[1,2,3- cd]pyrene.