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Table 1 Measured equilibrium partitioning concentration in PDMS (CPDMS), chemical activity (a) and concentration (Csoil) of seven PAHs in the test soil

From: Determining the chemical activity of hydrophobic organic compounds in soil using polymer coated vials

Compound

CPDMS (± SD)a

a soil

C soil

 

μM

10-6

mg/kgb

Ace

4.42

(± 0.17)

13

1

Ant

1.51

(± 0.05)

8.6

5

Flu

2.55

(± 0.10)

18

17

BaA

1.50

(± 0.04)

23

10

BkF

1.07

(± 0.03)

35

8

BaP

2.23

(± 0.04)

62

9

Ind

1.81

(± 0.07)

151

7

an = 9-8

    

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