Table 2. Identified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) groups

Type 16 PAHs 8 PAHs 4 PAHs
Light PAHs
 Naphthalene
 Acenaphthylene
 Acenaphthene
 Fluorene
 Phenanthrene
 Anthracene
 Fluoranthene
 Pyrene
Heavy PAHs
 Benzo[a]anthracene
 Chrysene
 Benzo[b]fluoranthene
 Benzo[k]fluoranthene
 Benzo[a]pyrene
 Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
 Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene
 Benzo[ghi]perylene