Table 12 Soil PAH concentrations compiled from literature data (after Masih and Taneja 2006)
From: Monitoring of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review
Study area | PAH concentration (μg/g) | Number of PAH | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Agricultural (rural) | |||
Brazil | 0.096 | 20 | Wickle et al. (1999) |
UK | 0.19 | 12 | Wild and Jones (1995) |
Germany | 1.90 | 06 | Tebaay et al. (1993) |
India | 6.7 | 11 | Masih and Taneja (2006) |
Residential (urban) | |||
Bangkok | 0.38 | 20 | Wickle and Muller (1999) |
Brazil | 0.39 | 20 | Wickle et al. (1999) |
Germany | 1.80 | 06 | Tebaay et al. (1993) |
UK | 4.20 | 12 | Wild and Jones (1995) |
India | 9.3 | 11 | Masih and Taneja (2006) |
Roadside (urban) | |||
Australia | 3.30 | 14 | Yang et al. |
USA | 58.68 | 14 | Rogge et al. (1993) |
India | 12.9 | 14 | Masih and Taneja (2006) |
Industrial (urban) | |||
UK | 4.50 | 12 | Wild and Jones (1995) |
Germany | 16.0 | 06 | Tebaay et al. (1993) |
Austria | 79.0 | 18 | Weiss et al. (1994) |
India | 13.7 | 11 | Masih and Taneja (2006) |