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. 2019 Sep 5;127(9):097001. doi: 10.1289/EHP4913

Table 2.

Measured constituents and assigned clusters in the full population and smoky coal subgroup.

Pollutant Full name Full population cluster Smoky population cluster
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide NO2 PAH29+
SO2 Sulfur dioxide SO2 PAH29+
ANT Anthanthrene WB7 WB2
BC Black carbon WB7 PAH5+
CdP Cyclopenta(c,d)pyrene WB7 WB2
FLT Fluoranthene WB7 PAH29+
PM2.5 Fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 2.5μm WB7 PAH29+
PYR Pyrene WB7 PAH29+
RET Retene WB7 RET
DlP Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene PAH2 PAH2
NkF Naphtho(2,3,k)fluoranthene PAH2 PAH2
6MC 6-Methylchrysene PAH7 PAH29+
BbP Benzo(b)perylene PAH7 PAH5+
BjA Benz(j,e)aceanthrylene PAH7 PAH5+
DhP Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene PAH7 PAH5+
DiP Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene PAH7 PAH5+
DMBA 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene PAH7 PAH29+
NaP Naphtho(2,3,a)pyrene PAH7 PAH5+
1MP 1-Methylpyrene PAH25 PAH29+
5MC 5-Methyl chrysene PAH25 PAH29+
BaA Benz(a)anthracene PAH25 PAH29+
BaC Benzo(a)chrysene PAH25 PAH29+
BaF Benzo(a)fluorene PAH25 PAH29+
BaP Benzo(a)pyrene PAH25 PAH29+
BbF Benzo(b)fluorene PAH25 PAH29+
BbT Benzo(b)fluoranthene PAH25 PAH29+
BcF Benzo(c)fluorene PAH25 PAH29+
BeP Benzo(e)pyrene PAH25 PAH29+
BgP Benzo(g,h,i)perylene PAH25 PAH29+
BjF Benzo(j)fluoranthene PAH25 PAH29+
BkF Benzo(k)fluoranthene PAH25 PAH29+
CHR Chrysene PAH25 PAH29+
COR Coronene PAH25 PAH29+
DBA Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene PAH25 PAH29+
DBF Dibenzo(a,e)fluoranthene PAH25 PAH29+
DBT Dibenzothiophene PAH25 PAH29+
DelP Dibenzo(e,l)pyrene PAH25 PAH29+
DeP Dibenzo(a,e)pyrene PAH25 PAH29+
IPY Indeno(1,2,3)pyrene PAH25 PAH29+
NbF Naphtho(1,2,b)fluoranthene PAH25 PAH29+
NeP Naphtho(2,3,e)pyrene PAH25 PAH29+
NjF Naphtho(2,3,j)fluoranthene PAH25 PAH29+

Note: PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.