Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 1 PAHs and their toxic equivalent factors (TEFs)

From: Measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in edible mushrooms (raw, grilled and fried) using MSPE-GC/MS method: a risk assessment study

PAHs	TEF	PAHs	TEF
Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)	1	Anthracene (A)	0.01
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene (DahA)	1	Naphthalene (NA)	0.001
Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF)	0.1	Acenaphthylene (Ac)	0.001
Indeno(l,2,3-cd)pyrene (IP)	0.1	Acenaphthene (Ace)	0.001
Benz(a)anthracene (BaA)	0.1	Phenanthrene (Pa)	0.001
Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF)	0.1	Fluorine (F)	0.001
Chrysene (Ch)	0.01	Pyrene (P)	0.001
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene (BgP)	0.01	Fluoranthene (Fl)	0.001

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