Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon - List of PAHs

List of PAHs

Although the health effects of individual PAHs are not exactly alike, the following 18 PAHs are considered as a group in this profile issued by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR):

  • acenaphthene
  • acenaphthylene
  • anthracene
  • benzanthracene
  • benzopyrene
  • benzopyrene
  • benzofluoranthene
  • benzoperylene
  • benzofluoranthene
  • benzofluoranthene
  • chrysene
  • coronene
  • dibenz(a,h)anthracene
  • fluoranthene
  • fluorene
  • indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
  • phenanthrene
  • pyrene

Additional PAHs:

  • naphthalene

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