The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in soils in the Region of Valasske Mezirici, the Czech Republic

Table 7 PAH concentration in A- and B- horizons of urban/agricultural and forest soil in the Valasske Mezirici Region

Sample ID/locality	Štěpánov (19) Agricultural soil A-horizon	Štěpánov (19) Agricultural soil B-horizon	Hodslavice (21) Forest soil A-horizon	Hodslavice (21)/Forest soil B-horizon
PAHs	mg/kg dm
Naphthalene	0.008	0.009	0.32	0.006
Acenaphthylene	0.004	0.007	< 0.10	0.003
Acenaphthene	0.009	< 0.008	0.25	0.011
Fluorene	< 0.020	< 0.016	0.12	< 0.020
Phenanthrene	0.11	0.093	1.3	0.02
Anthracene	0.015	0.009	0.13	0.002
Fluoranthene	0.26	0.25	3.2	0.044
Pyrene	0.19	0.18	2	0.031
Benzo [a] anthracene	0.099	0.088	0.97	0.013
Chrysene	0.17	0.15	2.2	0.034
Benzo [b] fluoranthene	0.13	0.092	1.8	0.037
Benzo [k] fluoranthene	0.061	0.049	0.78	0.012
Benzo [a] pyrene	0.12	0.093	1.1	0.015
Dibenzo [a.h] anthracene	0.085	0.055	1.1	0.016
Benzo [ghi] perylene	0.018	0.012	0.26	0.004
Indeno [123-cd] pyrene	0.17	0.11	1.9	0.029
Σ 16 PAHs	1.469	1.221	17.53	0.297
Σ 7 carcinogenic PAHs	0.835	0.637	9.850	0.156
c_ox (%)	3.82	1.78	17.85	4.58

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