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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5144

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Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5144

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Table 3. Organic compounds analyzed for in SPMD (semipermeable membrane device) extracts and associated laboratory reporting limits.

[Abbreviations: µg/kg, microgram per kilogram; NA, compound not analyzed for in 2006 samples]

Compound Laboratory reporting limit (µg/kg)
2004 2006
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds
2-chloronaphthalene 250 95
2-ethylnaphthalene 250 95
2,6-dimethylnaphthalene 250 95
1,6-dimethylnapthalene 250 95
Naphthalene 250 95
Acenaphthylene 250 95
1,2-dimethylnaphthalene 250 95
Acenaphthene 250 95
2,3,6-trimethylnaphthalene 250 95
9H-Fluorene 250 95
1-methyl-9H-fluorene 250 95
Phenanthrene 250 95
Anthracene 250 95
Acridine 250 95
Phenanthridine 250 95
2-methylanthracene 250 95
4,5-methylenephenanthrene 250 95
1-methylphenanthrene 250 95
Fluoranthene 250 95
Pyrene 250 95
1-methylpyrene 250 95
Benz(a)Anthracene 250 95
Chrysene 250 95
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 250 95
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 250 95
Benzo(a)pyrene 250 95
Indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene 250 95
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 250 95
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 250 95
Phthalate compounds
dimethylPhthalate 250 95
diethylphthalate 250 95
di-n-butylphthalate 250 95
butlybenzylphthalate 250 95
bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 250 95
di-n-octylphthalate 250 95
Other organic compounds
Phenol 250 95
bis(-2-Chloroethyl) Ether 250 95
2-Chlorophenol 250 95
1,3-Dichlorobenzene 250 95
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 250 95
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 250 95
bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether 250 95
N-nitros-Di-n-propylamine 250 95
Hexachloroethane 250 NA
p-cresol 250 95
Nitrobenzene 250 95
Isophorone 250 95
c8-alkyl-Phenol 250 95
bis(-2-Chloroethoxy) Methane 250 95
3,5-dimethylphenol 250 95
2,4-dichlorophenol 250 95
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 250 95
2,4,6-trimethylphenol 250 NA
Hexachlorobutadiene 250 NA
Quinoline 250 95
Isoquinoline 250 95
4-chloro-3-methylphenol 250 95
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene 250 NA
2,4,6-trichlorophenol 250 NA
2,6-dinitrotoluene 250 95
2,4-dinitrophenol 250 NA
4-nitrophenol 250 NA
2,4-dinitrotoluene 250 95
4-chlorophenyl-phenylether 250 95
4,6-dinitro-2-methylphenol 250 NA
N-nitrosodiphenylamine 250 95
Azo-benzene 250 95
4-bromophenyl-phenylether 250 95
Hexachlorobenzene 250 95
Pentachloroanisol 250 95
Dibenzothiophene 250 95
Pentachlorophenol 250 95
Pentachloronitrobenzene 250 95
9H-carbazol 250 95
benzo-C-quinoline 250 95
anthraquinone 250 95
2,2’-biquinoline 250 95
2-Nitrophenol 250 NA

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