Research Article

Source and Ecological Risk Characteristics of PAHs in Sediments from Qinhuai River and Xuanwu Lake, Nanjing, China

Table 6

The second set of SQGs values (TEL and PEL) for PAHs (ng/g d.w.) and relative percentage of sites including the range of Sediment Quality Guidelines.

CompoundSQG (ng/g)Autumn (% of sites)Winter (% of sites)Spring (% of sites)Summer (% of sites)
TELPEL<TELTEL–PEL>PEL<TELTEL–PEL>PEL<TELTEL–PEL>PEL<TELTEL–PEL>PEL

Nap34.63913169100178757921
Ace5.871282354469282179
Flu21.2144884862389286436
Phe86.7544854388771588487129
Ant46.924587715316958348937
Fla11314948515100928100
Pyr15313981001009288614
BaA756933169237725752971
Chr10884687715316967332179
BaP88.87634654237733598937
Total PAHs1684117702377851567338614