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Table 9 Characteristic PAH molecular diagnostic ratios for urban/agricultural and forest soils in Valasske Mezirici Region compared with [50]

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

Molecular diagnostic ratio values

Diagnostic ratio

Urban/agricultural

Forest soil

Coal Tar [16]

Sources

Ant/(Ant + Phe)

0.09-0.25

0.10-0.20

0.22-0.27

pyrogenic (1 sample petrogenic)

Baa/(Baa + Chry)

0.37-0.43

0.29-0.39

0.48-0.58

pyrogenic > 0. 35. petrogenic < 0.2.;10 samples of forest soils

> 0.2 and < 0.35

Flt/(Flt + Pyr)

0.55-0.60

0.59-0.62

0.36-0.58

pyrogenic and coal/wood/grass combustion

Ind(Ind + BghiP)

0.86-0.89

0.85-0.90

0.38-0.59

pyrogenic and coal/wood/grass combustion

BaP/BghiP

4.10-5.11

4.07-6.39

1.67-3.25

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