Effectiveness of Charcoal Adsorbent in Flue Gas Filters for PCB Reduction in Smoke from Hospital Incinerators

Table 2

Structure and nomenclature of 14 PCB analytes tested for.

PCB analyte	Structure	IUPAC nomenclature	Chemical formula	Molecular weight (g/mol)
PCB-18		1,4-Dichloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)benzene	C12H7Cl3	257.5
PCB-28		2, 4, 4′—Trichlorobiphenyl	C12H7Cl3	257.5
PCB-31		1,4-Dichloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)benzene	C12H7Cl3	257.5
PCB-44		2,2′,3,5′—Tetrachlorobiphenyl	C12H6Cl4	291.99
PCB-52		1,4-Dichloro-2-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)benzene	C12H6Cl4	291.99
PCB-101		2, 2′,4,5,5′-Pentachlorobiphenyl	C12H5Cl5	326.43
PCB-118		2, 3′, 4, 4′,5 –Pentachlorobiphenyl (dioxin-like)	C12H5Cl5	326.43
PCB-138		- 2,2′,3,4,4′,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl	C12H4Cl6	360.88
PCB -149		2,2′,3,4′,5′,6—Hexachlorobiphenyl	C12H4Cl6	360.88
PCB-153		2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl (source: (https://www.chemspider.com)	C12H4Cl6	360.88
PCB -170		2,2′, 3,3′, 4,4′,5—Heptachlorobiphenyl	C12H3Cl7	395.32
PCB -180		2,2′, 3,4,4′,5,5′—Heptachlorobiphenyl	C12H3Cl7	395.32
PCB-194		2,2′,3,3′, 4,4′,5,5′-Octachlorobiphenyl	C12H2Cl8	429.77
PCB-209		2,2′,3,3′,4,4′,5,5′,6,6′—Decachlorobiphenyl	C12Cl10	498.66