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EC number: 204-371-1 | CAS number: 120-12-7
Monitoring data
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- monitoring data
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Study based on accepted scientific principles, well documented, acceptable fpr assessment
Cross-reference
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- reference to other study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 989
Materials and methods
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Analytical investigation of historical soil samples
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Type of measurement:
- background concentration
- Media:
- soil
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Anthracene
- EC Number:
- 204-371-1
- EC Name:
- Anthracene
- Cas Number:
- 120-12-7
- Molecular formula:
- C14H10
- IUPAC Name:
- anthracene
Constituent 1
Study design
- Details on sampling:
- - Geographic location: Rothamsted Experimental Station in southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
semirural location under continuous arable cultivation (winter wheat) since 1843 at the Rothamsted Experimental Station ( Broadbalk Experiment).
- Soil type: neutral or slightly calcareous silty clay loams (batcombe series) with about 20 - 30 5 clay and 0.9 - 1.1 % C, primarily of quartz and calcite
- Known emission sources near sampling site: atmospheric fallout. Plant residues have always been ploughed back and never been burnt.
- Sampling: archive soils taken at various times since 1800s up to the present
- Sample storage before analysis: air-dried, ground in the same iron pestle and mortar and sieved to <2 mm after collection,
kept in the dark at room temperature in sealed glass containers
Results and discussion
Concentrationopen allclose all
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Remarks:
- anthracene
- Conc.:
- 4.5 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1846 / soil layer 0-23 cm
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Remarks:
- anthracene
- Conc.:
- 13 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1881 / soil layer 0-23 cm
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Remarks:
- anthracene
- Conc.:
- 9 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1893 / soil layer 0-23 cm
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Remarks:
- anthracene
- Conc.:
- 4 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1944 / soil layer 0-23 cm
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Remarks:
- anthracene
- Conc.:
- 9 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1966 / soil layer 0-23 cm
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Remarks:
- anthracene
- Conc.:
- 13 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1980 / soil layer 0-23 cm
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
- Location:
- southeast England (gris reference TL 120137), 42 km north of central London
- Substance or metabolite:
- substance
- Conc.:
- 11 other: µg/kg dw
- Remarks on result:
- other: year 1986 / soil layer 0-23 cm
Any other information on results incl. tables
The anthracene contaminations remained constant at a very low level over the decades, while higher molecular PAHs showed a clear increasing trend with peaking between 1950 – 1980.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
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