Assessing Cancer Risk Associated with Aquatic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Pollution Reveals Dietary Routes of Exposure and Vulnerable Populations
Table 2
Cancer-relevant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are present in Superfund sediment, as determined by US EPA priority PAHs list and OncoLogic™ carcinogenicity ranking tool.
Concentration (ng/mL)
Standard deviation (ng/mL)
US EPA priority PAH
OncoLogic™ carcinogenic concern level
Naphthalene
1617.2
341.2
+
Phenanthrene
597.1
171.7
+
Low
Fluoranthene
422.6
35.7
+
Acenaphthene
404.7
96.4
+
Low
Fluorene
321.2
188.5
+
Pyrene
288.0
21.4
+
Low
Carbazole
246.0
60.1
Dibenzofuran
207.7
82.9
1-Methylnaphthalene
161.5
31.7
Benz(a)anthracene
77.6
7.8
+
Low-moderate
Anthracene
73.1
12.1
+
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
66.1
4.8
+
Moderate-high
Dibenzothiophene
63.4
49.8
Chrysene
62.0
4.7
+
1,2-Benzofluorene
46.5
4.1
2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene
44.7
39.4
Benzo(a)pyrene
44.3
2.4
+
High
Retene
43.8
3.6
2-Methylphenanthrene
39.8
10.7
Benzo(e)pyrene
31.2
7.3
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
26.6
1.7
+
Low-moderate
1-Methylphenanthrene
20.5
3.1
Acenaphthylene
17.0
8.5
+
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
14.7
1.3
+
Picene
14.2
1.2
Moderate
3,4-Benzofluorene
9.0
3.0
Perylene
8.8
0.8
Low
Benzo(a)fluoranthene
6.9
0.7
Low-moderate
Dibenz(a,l)pyrene
6.2
0.5
High
Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene
3.6
0.5
+
Moderate
Benzo(b)chrysene
3.5
0.4
Dibenz(a,j)anthracene
2.8
0.6
Moderate
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
2.8
0.6
+
High
Benzo(c)phenanthrene
2.4
0.3
Low-moderate
3-Methylcholanthrene
0.0
0.0
Concentrations determined by mass spectrometry in previous study [22].
