PAH Compounds
| Chemical compound | Chemical compound | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthracene | Benzopyrene | ||
| Chrysene | Coronene | ||
| Corannulene | Tetracene | ||
| Naphthalene | Pentacene | ||
| Phenanthrene | Pyrene | ||
| Triphenylene | Ovalene |
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated 32 PAH compounds as priority pollutants. The original 16 are listed. They are naphthalene, acenaphthylene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benzoanthracene, chrysene, benzofluoranthene, benzoflouranthene, benzopyrene, dibenz(ah)anthracene, benzoperylene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene. This list of the 16 EPA priority PAHs is often targeted for measurement in environmental samples.
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