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. 2022 Oct 26;96(2):313–329. doi: 10.1007/s00420-022-01926-9

Table 3.

Showed the chromatography of standard mixtures and samples.

PAHs Area under curve (mAu) Retention time (min.)
Standard Sample
Cold rolling mill area Annealing ovens area Gravity area Evaporators workshop Casting ovens area Administration offices Smelting furnaces area Press ovens area The oxidation ponds area The painting workshop Export warehouse office Administration offices
Naphthalene NAP-2 1,134,602.27 293,499.3 534,989.0 1,605,123.7 257,745.3 446,717.3 1,028,016.5 1,028,016.5 398,078.6 2,706,212.7 1,352,718.4 4,316,839.8 19,818.6 5.61
Acenaphthylene ACY-3 2,598,053.35 312,491.2 4,780,732.0 4,510,241.4 1,764,824.7 2,729,135.3 1,270,485.4 1,270,485.4 363,505.2 1,661,413.7 1,734,250.7 4,733,578.0 16,355.2 5.86
Acenaphthene ACE-3 2,763,026.44 753,828.2 3,694,459.5 4,085,238.7 1,630,740.8 2,151,097.5 869,389.5 869,389.5 430,648.6 1,092,835.7 3,603,007.1 1,507,167.0 13,058.6 6.03
Phenanthrene PHE-3 3,022,753.94 291,489.8 5,545,721.2 3,855,471.0 1,901,697.3 2,611,071.8 1,896,117.3 1,896,117.3 495,232.2 1,482,195.9 2,157,675.0 1,835,340.8 19,582.2 6.19
Fluorine FLU-3 4,137,207.07 614,616.0 2,196,837.1 1,857,740.5 1,875,192.1 3,779,661.1 1,110,493.6 1,110,493.6 815,439.8 2,041,225.3 2,281,414.6 1,674,834.8 22,589.8 7.01
Anthracene ANT-3 5,401,687.53 254,750.4 4,417,819.3 4,669,781.7 3,550,273.2 4,465,815.4 2,245,568.6 2,245,568.6 605,318.0 1,841,374.2 3,552,924.2 1,088,394.7 20,588.0 13.12
Fluoranthene FLT-4 6,463,779.35 336,773.5 1,744,122.0 2,014,438.9 2,362,585.0 3,028,009.3 1,278,582.4 1,278,582.4 920,111.6 1,391,086.9 3,020,913.1 1,230,585.4 22,001.6 14.45
Pyrene PYR-4 6,825,708.59 148,175.8 2,187,543.2 4,249,777.9 2,431,727.3 4,291,361.7 2,095,920.3 2,095,920.3 804,690.7 1,656,630.7 2,160,374.7 1,511,379.8 20,900.7 24.12
Benzo(a)anthracene BAA-4 7,618,383.27 447,142.3 2,929,288.6 1,592,876.0 7,199,334.3 4,334,332.0 6,227,687.5 6,227,687.5 991,278.9 2,911,233.8 2,524,314.6 1,136,868.1 29,708.9 28.39
Chrysene CRY-4 4,517,819.96 132,193.3 1,926,679.6 3,194,169.0 1,695,686.9 1,621,573.5 1,065,421.3 1,065,421.3 494,898.0 2,310,703.2 1,309,471.5 1,675,037.4 19,908.0 29.98
Benzo(b)fluoranthene BBF-5 9,218,691.18 538,398.1 2,041,663.2 2,502,378.2 2,172,998.1 7,893,805.0 1,510,851.0 1,510,851.0 972,421.5 1,691,430.5 2,569,756.3 5,717,671.1 47,201.5 31.79
Benzo(k)fluoranthene BKF-5 6,600,043.63 462,721.2 2,598,023.2 3,083,281.1 1,759,762.5 2,299,203.7 1,355,096.6 1,355,096.6 711,130.8 2,182,813.8 4,323,566.8 2,418,674.2 42,300.8 33.91
Benzo(a)pyrene BAP-5 8,127,969.7 570,381.8 2,141,464.2 4,101,118.5 1,672,100.9 2,795,439.9 1,046,933.0 1,046,933.0 506,821.4 1,116,298.7 3,536,869.1 1,565,316.7 12,201.4 34.75
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene DBA-5 9,823,999.21 244,973.1 1,853,847.7 3,279,989.3 3,187,016.1 2,812,302.6 1,807,104.6 1,807,104.6 646,870.0 1,139,038.9 2,999,465.6 1,289,277.9 14,700.0 35.83
Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene IND-6 2,852,810.16 115,453.4 3,333,180.8 2,461,528.0 2,906,701.2 3,905,754.3 891,675.7 891,675.7 342,195.0 4,227,255.2 1,294,439.4 1,357,243.7 24,905.0 39.13
Benzo(ghi)perylene BGP-6 2,837,819.23 228,595.1 1,803,710.0 4,091,306.1 1,861,489.0 2,542,517.1 4,698,183.3 4,698,183.3 386,736.0 1,247,928.0 2,684,512.3 1,199,468.0 18,306.0 43.71