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Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons in Mytilus edulis Tissue Concentrations (ng/g dry weight)
               
PAH MASN1N MASN2N MASN3N MASN1C MASN2C MASN3C MANI1C
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
2-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
1-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
Acenaphthylene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 24
Fluorene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Phenanthrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 23
Anthracene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
1-Me phenanthrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 27
Fluoranthene 22 17 16 12 12/11. 13 138
Pyrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 113
Benzo(a)anthracene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Chrysene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 124
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 133
Benzo(e)pyrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 57
Benzo(a)pyrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 19
Perylene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 14
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 18
               
TOTAL 22 17 16 12 12/11. 13 690
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 43 44 49 52 49/39 46 48
Anap-d10 52 64 58 65 64/64 61 65
Chry-d12 56 61 66 71 69/75 71 68
Bap-d12 57 59 67 72 71/80 74 73
BghiP-d12 63 72 74 81 79/83 77 77
               
PAH MANI2C MANI3C MANI1N MANI2N MANI3N NHLH1P NHLH2P
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
2-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
1-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
Acenaphthylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal 26/33 32 <20 25 25/<20 <20 <20
Fluorene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Phenanthrene 22/22 26 15 16 16/15 <10 <10
Anthracene <10/25 19 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
1-Me phenanthrene 22/24 24 21 <10 17/<10 <10 <10
Fluoranthene 118/130 141 94 85 80/86 39 35
Pyrene 89/100 105 65 57 56/60 30 26
Benzo(a)anthracene 100/106 118 66 63 64/64 16 14
Chrysene 96/102 113 62 59 60/60 27 23
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen 98/107 117 59 56 66/63 38 32
Benzo(e)pyrene 48/52 50 32 30 28/29 18 18
Benzo(a)pyrene <10/17 18 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Perylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10/14 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 12 <10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene 16/17 19 <10 <10 <10/<10 14 12
               
TOTAL 635 782 414 391 412 194 160
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 39/41 37 21 31 32/30 37 56
Anap-d10 63/64 60 39 53 47/40 66 67
Chry-d12 66/74 66 49 62 59/76 79 80
BaP-d12 66/76 70 47 61 61/81 83 83
BghiP-d12 69/72 63 48 61 57/76 85 87
               
PAH NHLHP3 NHSIP1 NHSIP2 NHSIP3 NHOPP1 NHOPP2 NHOPP3
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30/<30 45 39 39/34 39 46 71
2-Me naphthalene <30/<30 37 31 37/32 <30 32 40
1-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20/<20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20/<20 20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20
Acenaphthylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20/<20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20
Fluorene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Phenanthrene <10/<10 11 <10 10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Anthracene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
1-Me phenanthrene <10/<10 15 <10 16/17 <10 <10 <10
Fluoranthene 34/32 50 41 60/54 20 21 20
Pyrene 27/25 45 37 56/51 14 15 20
Benzo(a)anthracene 15/14 21 19 30/27 <10 <10 <10
Chrysene 25/23 34 30 46/42 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen 34/23 51 54 100/75 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(e)pyrene 18/16 28 25 38/36 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(a)pyrene <10/<10 <10 <10 13/<10 <10 <10 <10
Perylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren 12/<10 15 13 16/14 <10 <10 <10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10/<10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene 13/12 19 15 18/16 <10 <10 <10
               
TOTAL 156 391 304 479 73 114 151
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 48/46 44 48 53/48 46 51 46
Anap-d10 63/61 61 64 65/62 64 62 60
Chry-d12 77/77 74 74 77/77 73 68 66
BaP-d12 82/83 79 83 85/83 77 73 68
BghiP-d12 84/84 80 83 90/91 80 85 74
               
PAH NHOPP4 NHOPP5 NHOPP6 MEKNC1 MEKNC2 MEKNC3 MEKN1N
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene 63 79 42/56 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30
2-Me naphthalene 42 52 <30/37 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30
1-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30
Biphenyl <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20
Acenaphthylene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Acenaphthene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20
Fluorene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Phenanthrene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Anthracene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
1-Me phenanthrene <10 18 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Fluoranthene 17 24 19/21 13 20 15 16/18
Pyrene <10 18 <10/17 18 27 20 21/24
Benzo(a)anthracene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/15
Chrysene <10 14 <10/<10 20 24 21 22/25
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen <10 15 <10/<10 17 21 31 19/31
Benzo(e)pyrene <10 <10 <10/<10 15 19 17 19/19
Benzo(a)pyrene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Perylene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
               
TOTAL 122 220 61 83 111 104 97
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 46 47 36/41 46 42 43 44/44
Anap-d10 62 64 54/58 63 61 63 61/65
Chry-d12 71 73 66/68 69 72 72 70/75
BaP-d12 75 78 71/69 76 82 80 77/81
BghiP-d12 79 82 78/76 77 76 85 75/86
               
PAH MEKN2N MEKN3N MESH1N MESH2N MESH3N MEKN1P MEKN2P
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
2-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
1-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
Acenaphthylene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
Fluorene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Phenanthrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Anthracene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
1-Me phenanthrene <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Fluoranthene 13 11 17 14 21/24 23 28
Pyrene 15 12 17 12 23/24 27 31
Benzo(a)anthracene <10 <10 16 <10 16/19 <10 <10
Chrysene 22 25 29 25 32/38 26 22
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen 26 27 68 37 73/82 30 30
Benzo(e)pyrene 15 15 27 21 25/28 16 <10
Benzo(a)pyrene <10 <10 14 <10 13/16 <10 <10
Perylene <10 <10 13 <10 13/19 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10 <10 13 <10 13/19 <10 <10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10 <10 17 <10 15/20 <10 <10
               
TOTAL 91 90 231 109 244 122 133
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 44 41 31 26 60/40 39 38
Anap-d10 64 63 54 41 86/62 60 53
Chry-d12 71 72 67 55 98/74 68 60
BaP-d12 77 80 74 57 104/80 68 62
BghiP-d12 74 90 79 60 120/76 79 68
               
PAH NBSI1N NBSI2N NBSI3N NBHI1P NBHI2P NBHI3P NBHI1N
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30 <30
2-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30 <30
1-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20
Acenaphthylene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20
Fluorene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Phenanthrene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Anthracene <10. <10. <10. <10/<10 <10. <10. <10.
1-Me phenanthrene <10. <10. <10. <10/<10 <10. <10. <10.
Fluoranthene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Pyrene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(a)anthracene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Chrysene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(e)pyrene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(a)pyrene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Perylene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10
               
TOTAL ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 44 36 33 33/31 33 32 32
Anap-d10 60 59 62 58/57 60 59 57
Chry-d12 67 71 74 68/68 67 71 73
BaP-d12 67 64 69 64/63 63 64 66
BghiP-d12 71 77 77 76/73 71 90 89
               
PAH NBHI2N NBHI3N NBHI1C NBHI2C NBHI3C NBSC1N NBSC2N
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30
2-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30
1-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20 <20 23
Acenaphthylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20 24 21
Fluorene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 18 17
Phenanthrene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 51 46
Anthracene <10/<10 <10. <10. <10. <10. 19 20
1-Me phenanthrene <10/<10 <10. <10. <10. <10. 18 16
Fluoranthene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 85 79
Pyrene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 66 61
Benzo(a)anthracene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 21 18
Chrysene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 41 37
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 23 19
Benzo(e)pyrene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 36 31
Benzo(a)pyrene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Perylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
               
TOTAL ND ND ND ND ND 402 388
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 30/29 40 38 33 34 38 44
Anap-d10 56/51 64 57 56 58 57 59
Chry-d12 66/67 71 73 57 69 65 74
BaP-d12 62/58 68 65 56 63 64 72
BghiP-d12 83/72 95 92 82 81 91 82
               
PAH NSBC3N NSDI1N NSDI2N NSDI3N NSBC1C NSBC2C NSBC3C
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
2-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
1-Me naphthalene <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30
Biphenyl <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20/<20 38 23 26 <20/<20 <20 <20
Acenaphthylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Acenaphthene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal 24/21 52 44 35 <20/<20 <20 <20
Fluorene 18/18 <10 <10 16 <10/<10 <10 <10
Phenanthrene 66/63 47 41 39 31/18 <10 21
Anthracene 27/19 19 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10. <10
1-Me phenanthrene 17/17 35 30 25 <10/<10 <10. <10.
Fluoranthene 92/82 69 64 37 36/21 20 23
Pyrene 65/59 33 31 32 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(a)anthracene 19/19 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Chrysene 35/31 27 21 21 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen 34/32 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(e)pyrene 18/16 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(a)pyrene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Perylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10
               
TOTAL 415 320 254 261 67 20 44
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 50/47 40 42 54 56/53 36 38
Anap-d10 73/70 59 60 67 64/71 58 43
Chry-d12 72/65 66 65 70 42/75 58 48
BaP-d12 67/63 67 65 69 34/71 51 38
BghiP-d12 77/83 75 69 91 68/103 71 70
               
PAH NSDI1C NSDI2C NSDI3C NBMI1N NBMI2N NBMI3N NBMI1C
  OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT OCT
               
Naphthalene <30 35 <30/36 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30
2-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30/30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30
1-Me naphthalene <30 <30 <30/<30 <30 <30 <30 <30/<30
Biphenyl <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20
Acenaphthylene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Acenaphthene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20 <20 <20/<20 <20 <20 <20 <20/<20
Fluorene <10 <10 <10/<10 15 <10 <10 <10/<10
Phenanthrene 29 28 17/30 34 <10 <10 <10/<10
Anthracene <10. <10. <10/<10 17 <10 <10. <10/<10
1-Me phenanthrene <10. <10. <10/<10 13 <10 <10. <10/<10
Fluoranthene 29 26 20/31 30 <10 <10 <10/<10
Pyrene 41 <10 <10/17 29 14 13 <10/<10
Benzo(a)anthracene <10 <10 <10/<10 21 <10 <10 <10/<10
Chrysene 28 <10 <10/16 26 15 <10 <10/<10
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen <10 <10 <10/<10 55 21 16 <10/<10
Benzo(e)pyrene 27 <10 <10/<10 12 13 10 <10/<10
Benzo(a)pyrene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Perylene <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
Benzo(ghi)perylene 41 <10 <10/<10 <10 <10 <10 <10/<10
               
TOTAL 195 89 37 252 63 39 ND
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 38 76 60/55 41 38 37 37/40
Anap-d10 52 71 73/65 70 64 63 63/57
Chry-d12 64 51 73/71 83 83 81 81/74
BaP-d12 53 42 56/63 87 88 84 75/76
BghiP-d12 83 108 109/82 92 94 90 101/97
               
PAH NBMI2C NBMI3C          
  OCT OCT          
               
Naphthalene <30 <30          
2-Me naphthalene <30 <30          
1-Me naphthalene <30 <30          
Biphenyl <20 <20          
2,6-Dime naphthalen <20 <20          
Acenaphthylene <10 <10          
Acenaphthene <10 <10          
2,3,5-Trime naphthal <20 <20          
Fluorene <10 <10          
Phenanthrene <10 <10          
Anthracene <10. <10.          
1-Me phenanthrene <10. <10.          
Fluoranthene <10 <10          
Pyrene <10 <10          
Benzo(a)anthracene <10 <10          
Chrysene <10 <10          
Benzo(b+k)fluoranthen <10 <10          
Benzo(e)pyrene <10 <10          
Benzo(a)pyrene <10 <10          
Perylene <10 <10          
Indeno(123cd)pyren <10 <10          
Dibenzo(ah)anthrace <10 <10          
Benzo(ghi)perylene <10 <10          
               
TOTAL ND ND          
               
Surrogate Recovery (%)              
               
Naph-d8 39 44          
Anap-d10 57 64          
Chry-d12 64 74          
BaP-d12 67 77          
BghiP-d12 83 89          

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Last Updated on 8/11/97
By Karen Garrison
Email: kmg@kepler.unh.edu