Table 5.1 Main chemical components of diesel oil
Compound
Carbon number
Diesel (wt. %)
References
Simple alkanes
n-Octane
8
0.1
ATSDR (1999)
n-Nonane
9
0.19–0.49
0.1
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Decane
10
0.28–1.2
0.5–2
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Undecane
11
0.57–2.3
0.98–9
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Dodecane
12
1–2.5
0.96–11
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Tridecane
13
1.5–2.8
1.1–10
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Tetradecane
14
0.61–2.7
1.1–9
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Pentadecane
15
1.9–3.1
1–7
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Hexadecane
16
1.5–2.8
1.2–6
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Heptadecane
17
1.4–2.9
1.2–6
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Octadecane
18
1.2–2
0.82–5
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Nonadecane
19
0.7–1.5
0.53–4
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Eicosane
20
0.4–1
0.23–3
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Heneicosane
21
0.26–0.83
1
ATSDR (1999)
Heath et al. (1993)
n-Docosane
22
0.14–0.44
ATSDR (1999)
n-Tetracosane
24
0.35
ATSDR (1999)
Branched chain alkanes
3-Methylundecane
12
0.09–0.28
ATSDR (1999)
2-Methyldodecane
13
0.15–0.52
ATSDR (1999)
3-Methyltridecane
14
0.13–0.3
ATSDR (1999)
2-Methyltetradecane
15
0.34–0.63
ATSDR (1999)
2,6,10-Trimethyldodecane
0.45
Heath et al. (1993)
Alkyl benzenes
Benzene
6
0.003–0.1
ATSDR (1999)
Toluene
7
0.007–0.7
ATSDR (1999)
Ethylbenzene
8
0.007–0.2
ATSDR (1999)
Xylenes
8
0.037–1.11
ATSDR (1999)
Biphenyl
12
0.01–0.12
ATSDR (1999)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Benzo[a]pyrene
0.000007
Heath et al. (1993)
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