The indoor and outdoor concentrations of particulate air-pollution and PAHs in different size fractions and assessment of exposure and health impacts in the Copenhagen population

Appendix C

List of PAH names, abbreviations, structures, etc.

* HPLC detectors: FD = Fluorescens Detector, DAD = Diode Array Detector

Name
Abbreviation
Structure Molecular
Weight
Boiling
Point [°C]
HPLC
Detector*
Detector wavelength CAS-nr
          EX(nm) EM(nm)  
Naphthalene
Naph
Chemical structure 128 218 FD 280 320 91-20-3
Acenaphthylene
Acy
Chemical structure 152 265-275 DAD
254nm
    208-96-8
Acenaphthene
Ace
Chemical structure 154 279 FD 260 320 83-32-9
Fluorene
Flr
Chemical structure 166 293-295 FD 260 320 86-73-7
Phenanthrene
Phe
Chemical structure 178 340 FD 245 360 85-01-8
Anthracene
Ant
Chemical structure 178 340 FD 255 405 120-12-7
Fluoranthene
Flt
Chemical structure 202 - DAD
254nm
    206-44-0
Pyrene
Pyr
Chemical structure 202 399 FD 240 370 129-00-0
Benzo[a]anthracene
B(a)A
Chemical structure 228 - FD 265 400 56-55-3
Chrysene
Chry
Chemical structure 228 - FD. 265 400 218-01-9
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
B(b)F
Chemical structure 252 - FD 290 450 205-99-2
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
B(k)F
Chemical structure 252 480 FD 280 400 207-08-9
Benzo[a]pyrene
B(a)P
Chemical structure 252 - FD 280 400 50-32-8
Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene
DiB(a,h)A
Chemical structure 278 524 FD 290 410 53-70-3
Benzo[ghi]perylene
B(ghi)Pe
Chemical structure 276 500 FD 290 410 193-39-5
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
I(1,2,3-cd)P
Chemical structure 276 - DAD
254nm
    191-24-2

 



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