Monitoring of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review

Table 5 PAH concentration (ng/L) in porewater samples from a sediment core from the Mersey Estuary (King et al. 2004)

Depth (cm)	Naphthalene	Acenaphthene	Flourene	Penanthrene	Anthracene	Flouranthene	Pyrene	∑PAHs
0–2.5	67	75	26	58	<20	77	106	409
2.5–5	275	43	29	44	42	62	109	604
5–7.5	<3	46	17	17	<20	28	58	166
7.5–10	<3	66	105	126	<20	100	125	522
10–12.5	27	21	<2	<17	<20	14	32	95
12.5–15	<3	16	28	45	<20	85	86	260
15–17.5	62	16	33	45	<20	75	92	323
17.5–20	33	<6	10	12	57	15	32	159
20–22.5	19	20	6	7	<20	13	32	96
22.5–25	65	23	<2	12	50	15	33	198
25–27.5	29	19	32	<17	<20	111	275	467
27.5–30	69	71	52	94	85	162	189	721
30–32.5	41	20	7	9	<20	18	34	129
32.5–35	35	16	6	10	<20	17	31	116
35–37.5	30	<6	7	15	<20	19	36	107
37.5–40	54	20	<2	6	<20	15	30	126
40–42.5	107	49	35	76	71	181	220	739
42.5–45	<3	<6	<2	<17	<20	73	83	156
45–47.5	159	<6	<2	<17	<20	37	38	234
47.5–50	65	<6	<2	7	<20	26	31	129
50–52.5	268	78	29	74	<20	130	162	742
52.5–55	103	47	<2	<17	<20	100	162	353