Removal Of...

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

CONTAMINANT

INFLUENT
(mg/L)

EFFLUENT
(mg/L)

Napthalene

150

1.3

Acenapthylene

<10

<0.1

Acenaphthene

150

<0.5

Fluorene

260

0.59

Phenanthrene

530

1.0

Anthracene

35

0.11

Acridine

<5

<0.05

Total LMW-PAHs

1,130

3.0

Fluoranthene

10

<0.05

Pyrene

93

0.28

Benzo(a)anthracene

5

<0.01

Chrysene

5

<0.01

Benzo(b)fluoranthene

3.0

<0.05

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

<1

<0.01

Benzo(a)pyrene

<1

<0.01

Indeno(1,2q,3-c,d)pyrene

<1

<0.01

Dibenz(a,h)anthracene

<1

<0.01

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

<1

<0.01

Total HMW-PAHs

112

0.28

Total PAH’s

1,240

3.28