Table 6 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons reported in STPs and those included in the FDA HPHC established list
From: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in US and Swedish smokeless tobacco products
IARC classification1 | FDA HPHC established List [3] | Current study | Stepanov et al. [21] | Stepanov et al. [12] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acenaphthene | 3 | yes | yes | ||
Acenaphthylene | Not listed | yes | yes | yes | |
Anthracene | 3 | yes | yes | yes | |
Benz[a]anthracene | 2B | yes | yes | yes | |
Benz[j]aceanthrylene | 2B | yes | |||
Benzo[a]pyrene | 1 | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Benzo[e]pyrene | 3 | yes | yes | ||
Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 2B | yes | yes | yes5 | yes2 |
Benzo[c]phenanthrene | 2B | yes | |||
Benzo[j]fluoranthene | 2B | yes | yes2 | ||
Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2B | yes | yes | yes5 | yes |
Benzo[ghi]perylene | 3 | yes | yes | ||
Chrysene | 2B | yes | yes | ||
1-methylchrysene | 3 | yes4 | |||
3-methylchrysene | 3 | yes4 | |||
4- & 6-methylchrysene | 3 | yes4 | |||
5-methylchrysene | 2B | yes | yes3,4 | ||
Cyclopenta[c,d]pyrene | 2A | yes | |||
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 2A | yes | yes | yes | |
Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene | 2B | yes | |||
Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene | 2B | yes | |||
Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene | 2B | yes | |||
Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene | 2A | yes | |||
Fluoranthene | 3 | yes | yes | yes | |
Fluorene | 3 | yes | yes | ||
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 2B | yes | yes | yes | |
Naphthalene | 2B | yes | yes | yes | |
1-methylnaphthalene | Not listed | yes | |||
2-methylnaphthalene | Not listed | yes | |||
Perylene | 3 | yes | |||
Phenanthrene | 3 | yes | yes | yes | |
Pyrene | 3 | yes | yes | yes |