Source Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Using Their Molecular Indices: An Overview of Possibilities - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - page 52

Table 2 The physicochemical properties of selected parent PAHs
PA H Priority list a Structure MW RN S (mg/l) P (Pa) K ow bp (°C)

Naphthalene E, U, V

8 1 2

3

128 2 32 11 3.37 218 b

7
6 5

4

Acenaphthylene U

12

152 3 3.9 9.0 × 10 −1 4.1 280

8 3

4

7 6

5

H 2 C 1 CH 2

Acenaphthene U 152 3 3.9 3.0 × 10 −2 3.9 279

8
7

3
4

6 5

H 2
C

Fluorene B, U 166 3 1.9 c 9.0 × 10 −2 4.18 295

1 2
3

8

9

7

6

5 4

Phenanthrene U, V 178 3 1.1 c 2.0 × 10 −2 4.57 340 9 10

1 2
3

4

8
7

5

6

Anthracene E, U, V

8 9 1

178 3 0.05 c 1.0 × 10 −3 4.54 342

7
6 5

2
3

10

4

s

Dibenzothiophene 184 3 1.0 b 4.49 333 d

Pyrene U

9 10

1 2
3

202 4 0.13 c 6.0 × 10 −4 5.18 393

8

7 4

6 5

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