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Table 1 Information on the PAHs measured in this study

From: Evaluation of the genotoxicity of PM2.5 collected by a high-volume air sampler with impactor

PAHs

Abbreviation

Number of benzene rings

Vapor pressure* (Pa at 25 °C)

Target ion mass (m/z)

Retention time (min)

IARC classify

Mutagenicity**

Naphthalene

Nap

2

10.4

128

9.6

2B

Acenaphthylene

Acy

3

8.9 × 10–1

152

12.6

(?)

Acenaphthene

Ace

3

2.9 × 10–1

153

12.8

(?)

Fluorene

Flu

3

9.0 × 10–2

166

13.9

3

Phenanthrene

Phe

3

1.6 × 10–2

178

16.5

3

(?)

Anthracene

Ant

3

8.0 × 10–4

178

16.6

3

Fluoranthene

FLN

4

1.2 × 10–3

202

20.0

3

+

Pyrene

Pyr

4

6.0 × 10–4

202

20.8

3

(?)

Benzo [a]anthracene

BaA

4

2.8 × 10–5

228

24.5

2A

+

Chrysene

Chy

4

8.4 × 10–5(at 20 °C)

228

24.8

3

+

Benzo [b]fluoranthene

BbF

5

6.7 × 10–5

252

27.8

2B

+

Benzo [k]fluoranthene

BkF

5

1.3 × 10–8(at 20 °C)

252

27.9

2B

+

Benzo [a]pyrene

BaP

5

7.3 × 10–7

252

29.0

2A

+

Dibenzo [a,h]anthracene

dBahA

5

1.3 × 10–8

278

33.3

2A

+

Indeno[1,2,3-c,d]pyrene

IndP

6

1.3 × 10–8

276

33.3

2B

+

Benzo [ghi]perylene

BghiP

6

1.4 × 10–8

276

35.0

3

+

  1. *: International programme on chemical safety environmental health criteria 202 selected non-heterocyclic policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Table 4 [37]
  2. **: International programme on chemical safety environmental health criteria 202 selected non-heterocyclic policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Table 2 [37]
  3. +: Positive, −: Negative, (?): Questionable