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 Reported levels in soils:
Concentration (mg/kg)
Anthracene
0.008-0.017
Reported levels in air:
Averages for
Residential
0.03-0.83
Rural
0.4
Urban
0.068-0.278
Urban
0.1-1.3
Detroit
1.2
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monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to
humans." Polynuclear aromatic compounds, Part 1, chemical, environmental
and experimental data. Vol 32, World Health Organization, Lyon, France.
Mabey, W. R., Smith, J. H., Podell, R. T., Johnson, H. L., Mill, T., Chou, T. W.,
Gates, J., Partridge, I. W., Jaber, H., and Vandenberg, D. (1982). "Aquatic
fate process data for organic priority pollutants," Prepared by SRI
International for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
Regulations and Standards, Monitoring and Data Support Division, USEPA
Contracts 68-01-3867 and 68-03-2981, Washington, DC.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (1982). "An exposure and risk
assessment for benzo(a)pyrene and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons:
Vol III, anthracene, acenaphthene, fluoranthene, fluorene, phenantherene, and
pyrene," Final Draft Report, Office of Water Regulations and Standards,
Washington, DC.
Verschueren, K. (1983). Handbook of environmental data on organic chemicals.
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Appendix D Toxicological Profiles
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