POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS by HPLC: METHOD 5506, Issue 3, dated 15 January 1998 - Page 7 of 9 TABLE 2. SYNONYMS, CAS AND RTECS NUMBERS. COMPOUND (alphabetically)
SYNONYMS, CAS and RTECS Numbers*
1. ACENAPHTHENE
CAS # 83-32-9; RTECS # AB1000000
2. ACENAPHTHYLENE
acenaphthalene; CAS # 208-96-8; RTECS # AB1254000
3. ANTHRACENE
CAS # 120-12-7; RTECS # CA9350000
4. BENZ[a]ANTHRACENE
1,2-benzanthracene; benzo[b]phenanthrene; 2,3-benzophenanthrene; tetraphene; CAS # 56-55-3; RTECS # CV9275000
5. BENZO[b]FLUORANTHENE
3,4-benzofluoranthene; 2,3-benzofluoranthene; benz[e]acephenanthrylene; B(b)F; CAS # 205-99-2; RTECS # CU1400000
6. BENZO[k]FLUORANTHENE
11,12-benzofluoranthene; CAS # 207-08-9; RTECS # DF6350000
7. BENZO[ghi]PERYLENE
1,12-benzoperylene; CAS # 191-24-2; RTECS # DI6200500
8. BENZO[a]PYRENE
3,4-benzopyrene; 6,7-benzopyrene; B(a)P; BP; CAS # 50-32-8; RTECS # DJ3675000
9. BENZO[e]PYRENE
1,2-benzopyrene; 4,5-benzopyrene; B(e)P; CAS # 192-97-2; RTECS # DJ4200000
10. CHRYSENE
1,2-benzophenanthrene; benzo[a]phenanthrene; CAS # 218-01-9; RTECS # GC0700000
11. DIBENZ[a,h]ANTHRACENE
1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene; CAS # 53-70-3; RTECS # HN2625000
12. FLUORANTHENE
benzo[jk]fluorene; CAS # 206-44-0; RTECS # LL4025000
13. FLUORENE
CAS # 86-73-7; RTECS # LL5670000
14. INDENO[1,2,3-cd]PYRENE
2,3-phenylenepyrene; CAS # 193-39-5; RTECS # NK9300000
15. NAPHTHALENE
naphthene; CAS # 91-20-3; RTECS # QJ0525000
16. PHENANTHRENE
CAS # 85-01-8; RTECS # SF7175000
17. PYRENE
benzo[def]phenanthrene; CAS # 129-00-0; RTECS # UR2450000
Data from [6, 8, and 9].
TABLE 3. EXPOSURE LIMITS.* COMPOUND
OSHA†
NIOSH†
ACGIH‡
0.2 mg/m3
--
2. BENZ[a]ANTHRACENE
--
--
suspect human carcinogen
3. BENZO[b]FLUORANTHENE
--
--
suspect human carcinogen
1. ANTHRACENE
4. BENZO[a]PYRENE 5. CHRYSENE
3
0.2 mg/m
3
--
suspect human carcinogen §
0.2 mg/m
potential occupational carcinogen
animal carcinogen
10 ppm; STEL 15 ppm
10 ppm; STEL 15 ppm
10 ppm; STEL 15 ppm
7. PHENANTHRENE
0.2 mg/m3
--
--
8. PYRENE
0.2 mg/m3
--
--
6. NAPHTHALENE
- This table only includes the compounds with established exposure limit values.
† Information from [10]. ‡ Information from [11]. § Information from [12].
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