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Table 1 Concentrations of PAHs and oxy-PAHs with ratio of composition in OC of ambient PM10

From: Oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from ambient particulate matter induce electrophysiological instability in cardiomyocytes

Organic compounds

SPM

WPM

ng/m3,a)

ng/mLb)

(ng/μg)*100c)

ng/m3

ng/mL

(ng/μg)*100

PAHs

 Phenanthrene

0.09

0.36

1.7

2.44

9.84

31.2

 Anthracene

–

–

0.0

0.23

0.93

2.9

 Fluoranthene

0.23

0.93

4.4

2.78

11.21

35.4

 Pyrene

0.23

0.93

4.4

2.03

8.18

26.0

 Retene

–

–

0.0

1.31

5.28

16.7

 Benz [a]anthracene

0.24

0.97

4.7

0.98

3.95

12.5

 Chrysene

0.17

0.69

3.2

0.90

3.63

11.5

 Benzo [b]fluoranthene

0.41

1.65

7.8

1.41

5.69

18.0

 Benzo [k]fluoranthene

0.25

1.01

4.9

1.16

4.68

14.8

 Benzo [e]pyrene

0.20

0.81

3.9

0.93

3.75

11.9

 Benzo [a]pyrene

0.21

0.85

4.1

1.00

4.03

12.7

 Indeno[1,2,3-cd]fluoranthene

0.04

0.16

0.8

0.39

1.57

5.0

 Dibenz [a,h]anthracene

0.05

0.20

0.9

0.47

1.90

6.0

 Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

0.17

0.69

3.3

1.43

5.77

18.3

 Benzoperylene

0.16

0.65

3.0

1.07

4.31

13.7

 Coronene

0.07

0.28

1.4

0.80

3.23

10.3

Total

2.53

10.21

48.5

19.32

77.89

246.9

Oxy-PAHs

 1,4-Naphthalenedione

0.47

1.90

8.0

1.12

4.52

18.1

 9,10-Anthracenedione

0.37

1.49

7.7

1.37

5.52

17.3

 9-Fluorenone

0.73

2.94

18.1

0.67

2.70

8.7

 Perinaphthenone

–

–

–

2.38

9.60

28.0

 Xanthone

–

–

 

0.47

1.90

5.5

 5,12-Naphthacenedione

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Benz [a]anthracene-1,12-dione

–

–

–

0.79

3.19

10.6

Total

1.57

6.33

33.8

6.80

27.42

88.2

Carbon species

 Organic Carbon (OC)

5.20

20.97

 

7.83

31.57

 

 Elementary Carbon (EC)

1.82

7.34

 

1.96

790

 

 Water Soluble OC (WSOC)

2.20

8.87

 

3.56

14.35

 
  1. SPM and WPM are particulate matters collected in the Seoul metropolitan area during summer and winter seasons, respectively
  2. a) Ambient concentrations of individual compounds
  3. b) Injected concentrations to cells
  4. c) Ratio of individual compounds in OC