Table 2 Statistical analysis of PAHs concentration levels (ng/g) in tissue samples of P. peronii exposed to traditional and fruit-flavored waterpipe tobacco waste leachates (n = 10).

From: Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from leachates of waterpipe tobacco wastes on Peronia peronii species from the Persian Gulf region

PAHs

Groups

EG1: exposed to traditional waterpipe tobacco waste leachates

EG2: exposed to fruit-flavored waterpipe tobacco waste leachates

CG: Control Group

Mean ± S.D

Min

Max

Comparison with EG2

Comparison with CG

Mean ± S.D

Min

Max

Comparison with CG

Mean ± S.D

Min

Max

Naph

2.41 ± 0.5

1.54

3.10

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

1.23 ± 0.7

0.33

2.19

 < 0.001

0.23 ± 0.1

0.11

0.52

Acen

2.01 ± 1.6

0.81

6.26

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.93 ± 0.7

0.35

2.75

 < 0.001

0.42 ± 0.3

0.17

1.30

Ace

0.88 ± 0.5

0.35

1.97

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.60 ± 0.4

0.18

1.27

 < 0.001

0.26 ± 0.1

0.16

0.36

Flu

0.72 ± 0.3

0.21

1.23

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.43 ± 0.2

0.17

0.84

 < 0.001

0.21 ± 0.1

0.13

0.30

Ant

2.31 ± 0.9

1.08

3.58

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.73 ± 0.6

0.18

1.89

 < 0.001

0.22 ± 0.1

0.14

0.33

Phen

2.64 ± 1.7

0.30

5.48

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.83 ± 0.5

0.19

1.61

 < 0.001

0.40 ± 0.2

0.18

0.76

Flrt

2.30 ± 1.7

0.43

5.32

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.58 ± 0.1

0.43

0.71

 < 0.001

0.30 ± 0.1

0.17

0.56

Pyr

1.78 ± 1.3

0.32

4.38

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.71 ± 0.6

0.22

2.19

 < 0.001

0.18 ± 0.1

0.10

0.23

BaA

6.08 ± 5.0

0.29

13.93

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

1.16 ± 1.4

0.12

3.67

 < 0.001

0.28 ± 0.1

0.15

0.44

Chr

8.29 ± 5.6

1.18

18.39

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.76 ± 0.6

0.25

1.67

 < 0.001

0.27 ± 0.2

0.13

0.56

BbF

6.26 ± 4.8

1.02

17.03

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.72 ± 0.6

0.18

2.05

 < 0.001

0.12 ± 0.1

0.11

0.44

BkF

2.05 ± 1.4

0.42

5.28

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.73 ± 0.7

0.16

2.18

 < 0.001

0.20 ± 0.1

0.13

0.29

BaP

1.73 ± 1.4

0.38

4.33

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

1.17 ± 0.7

0.34

2.18

 < 0.001

0.26 ± 0.1

0.16

0.41

IP

1.89 ± 0.8

0.55

2.81

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.58 ± 0.4

0.33

1.62

 < 0.001

0.19 ± 0.1

0.16

0.22

DahA

1.55 ± 1.3

0.19

4.38

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.59 ± 0.2

0.35

0.94

 < 0.001

0.16 ± 0.0

0.11

0.34

BghiP

1.30 ± 0.8

0.35

2.83

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.35 ± 0.2

0.16

0.78

 < 0.001

0.20 ± 0.2

0.13

0.44

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