Metal Content in Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Leaves: Influence of Vehicular Traffic and Safety upon Consumption as Food

Table 6

PAH concentration (g/kg) in some dandelion (1A, 5A, 6A, 8A, 9A, and 11A) and soil (1A, 2A, 5A, 6A, 8A, 9A, and 12A) samples.

Sample	Naph	Ac	Ace	Flu	Phe	Anth	Fluo	Pery	Tet	Chr
Dandelion
1A	<0.98	<1.05	<12.5	5.8	31.8	20.9	53.8	43.6	17.9	13.4	187.1
5A	<0.98	<1.05	<12.5	<3.28	4.4	<1.15	4.8	<4.80	<12.4	<3.44	9.2
6A	<0.98	<1.05	<12.5	<3.28	6.0	1.3	5.2	<4.80	<12.4	<3.44	12.5
8A	<0.98	<1.05	<12.5	<3.28	4.5	<1.15	4.5	<4.80	<12.4	<3.44	9.1
9A	<0.98	<1.05	<12.5	<3.28	<3.32	<1.15	5.0	<4.80	<12.4	<3.44	5.0
11A	<0.98	<1.05	<12.5	<3.28	3.7	<1.15	4.2	<4.80	<12.4	<3.44	7.9
Soil
1A	5.0	<1.05	16.7	9.4	34.8	4.2	12.6	11.7	12.2	6.8	113.4
2A	2.6	<1.05	15.3	8.9	35.2	4.4	16.1	15.4	<12.4	<3.44	97.9
5A	2.6	2.2	12.1	7.0	35.4	4.3	30.4	22.8	11.6	14.3	142.8
6A	<0.98	<1.05	11.6	<3.28	18.5	2.3	11.4	9.5	10.5	4.3	68.1
8A	10.1	<1.05	17.5	10.8	47.0	3.6	11.7	8.4	8.9	6.4	124.4
9A	9.5	1.7	12.9	7.1	25.4	2.6	9.2	9.3	9.2	7.1	94.0
12A	7.3	<1.05	14.0	7.8	30.5	2.6	9.5	8.4	8.5	3.7	92.4

= sum of PAH concentrations in each sample.