7085

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7085
• Author: Eisler, R.
• Title: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates
• USFW Year: 1987.
• USFW - Doc Type: A Synoptic Review.
• Copyright Material: NO

TABLES
Number Page
1 Some physical and chemical properties of
selected PAHs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Major sources of PAHs in atmospheric and
aquatic environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 PAH concentrations in selected nonbiological
materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 PAH concentrations in field collections of
selected biota. Values are shown in ug/kg
fresh weight (FW), or dry weight (DW) . . . . . . 26
5 Toxicities of selected PAHs to aquatic
organisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6 PAH bioconcentration factors (BCF) for
selected species of aquatic organisms . . . . . . 41
7 Some effects of PAHs on selected laboratory
animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8 Proposed PAH criteria for human health
protection (modified from EPA 1980; Lee
and Grant 1981; Pucknat 1981). . . .. . . . . . . 60
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