Mutual relations between PAHs derived from atmospheric deposition, enzymatic activity, and humic substances in soils of differently urbanized areas

Table 9 Correlation coefficients between the individual PAH content and soil properties (n = 12)

	C_HS	C_FA	DhA	PhacA	PA
Ace	n.s.	n.s.	− 0.58	n.s.	− 0.68
Fl	n.s.	n.s.	− 0.59	n.s.	− 0.66
Phen	− 0.60	− 0.65	− 0.69	− 0.61	− 0.77
Ant	− 0.62	− 0.64	− 0.65	− 0.58	− 0.72
Fluo	n.s.	− 0.58	− 0.64	− 0.59	− 0.74
Pyr	n.s.	− 0.58	− 0.62	n.s.	− 0.72
BaA	− 0.68	− 0.71	− 0.71	− 0.62	− 0.78
Chr	− 0.60	− 0.64	− 0.68	− 0.59	− 0.76
BbF	− 0.60	− 0.64	− 0.68	− 0.60	− 0.77
BkF	− 0.60	− 0.63	− 0.65	− 0.58	− 0.73
BaP	n.s.	− 0.59	− 0.62	n.s.	− 0.71
DahA	n.s.	n.s.	− 0.62	n.s.	− 0.68
BghiP	− 0.62	− 0.62	− 0.61	n.s.	− 0.68
Ind	n.s.	n.s.	− 0.59	n.s.	− 0.63

Ace acenaphthlene, Fl fluorene, Phen phenanthrene, Ant anthracene, Fluo fluoranthene, Pyr pyrene, BaA benzo(a)anthracene, Chr chrysene, BbF benzo(b)fluoranthene, BkF benzo(k)fluoranthene, BaP benzo(a)pyrene, DahA dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, BghiP benzo(ghi)perylene, Ind indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, ns not significant at p = 0.05