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Concentrations of VOCs and SVOCs Inside Beehives

Concentrations of Selected Volatile And Semivolatile Organic Compounds (ppt by volume) in the Air Inside Beehives from Sites in Maryland, USA

Compound Maximum level, ppt Mean level, ppt (n = 17)
Trichloromethane 70 20
Tetrachloromethane 25 4
1,2-Dichloroethane 2 1
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 826 55
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 4 4
cis-1,2-Dichloroethene 839 149
1,1-Dichloroethene 128 18
Trichloroethene 2 1
Tetrachloroethene 19 7
1,4-Dichlorobenzene 46 6
Bromobenzene 86 6
Benzene 170 78
Toluene 1643 662
Ethylbenzene 146 64
o-Xylene 118 44
Styrene 9239 1594
Naphthalene 16 2
Acetophenone 112 11

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