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 located on the absorption of acenaphthylene in laboratory animals or humans.
Because of their high lipid solubility, PAHs are believed to be distributed
throughout the body. Relative to other tissues, they tend to localize in body fat
and fatty tissues.
Ecological effects
The reader is requested to review the toxicity profile for the PAHs for
information regarding ecological effects. A no effect level of 5 mg/L was
observed for trout in an acute (24 hr) exposure. Adequate data for
characterization of toxicity to domestic animals and wildlife are not available.
References
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) on-line database. (1992).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (1982). "An exposure and risk
assessment for benzo(a)pyrene and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,"
Volume IV, Final draft report, Washington, DC.
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Appendix D Toxicological Profiles
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