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. 2021 Jul 29;22(15):8173. doi: 10.3390/ijms22158173

Table 1.

Mean concentration (mg/kg) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nitro-substituted PAHs (nitro-PAHs) detected in the PM2.5 samples.

PAHs Mass Fraction
(mg/kg)
Nitro-PAHs Mass Fraction
(mg/kg)
2-Methylphenanthrene 2.22 ± 0.21 9-Nitrophenanthrene 0.466 ± 0.013
1-Methylphenanthrene 0.923 ± 0.057 3-Nitrophenanthrene 0.190 ± 0.007
Triphenylene 5.32 ± 0.24 2-Nitrofluoranthene 0.231 ± 0.032
Benzo[j]fluoranthene 0.819 ± 0.093 3-Nitrofluoranthene 3.80 ± 0.24
Benzo[a]fluoranthene 0.066 ± 0.007 1-Nitropyrene 35.2 ± 2.2
Dibenz[a]anthracene 0.523 ± 0.047 7-Nitrobenz[a]anthracene 3.57 ± 0.32
Picene 0.902 ± 0.091 6-Notrochrysene 2.45 ±0.33
Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene 0.599 ± 0.024
Dibenzo[b,k]fluoranthene 2.54 ± 0.08