Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0032-0834
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-08-18T04:00Z

Creosote
TWF
Chemical
Name
Chemical
Used
CAS
Number
12/
04
TWF
08/
04
TWF
low
high
avg
12/
04
08/
04
acenaphthene
Acenaphthene
83329
0.032569744
0.02902041
9%
14.7%
11.85%
0.00386
0.003439
antracene
Anthracene
120127
2.545594545
2.546283079
2%
7%
4.5%
0.114552
0.114583
benz(
a)
anthracene
Benzo(
a)
anthracene
56553
36.26
180.9752
0.16%
0.26%
0.21%
0.076146
0.380048
benzo(
a)
pyrene
Benzo(
a)
pyrene
50328
100.66
4283.56
0.04%
0.06%
0.05%
0.05033
2.14178
benzofluourenes
Benzofluorene,
2,3­
243174
0.155555556
0.155555556
1%
2%
1.5%
0.002333
0.002333
biphenyl
Biphenyl
92524
0.036555826
0.028882226
0.8%
1.6%
1.2%
0.000439
0.000347
carbazole
Carbazole
86748
0.709070997
0.267310997
1.2%
2%
1.6%
0.011345
0.004277
chrysene
Chrysene
218019
31.01
2.103752
2.6%
3%
2.8%
0.86828
0.058905
dibenz(
a,
h)
anthtracene
Dibenzo(
a,
h)
anthracene
53703
30.66
1693.016
0.01%
0.04%
0.03%
0.007665
0.423254
dibenzofuran
Dibenzofuran
132649
0.49215
0.19537
4%
8%
5.75%
0.028299
0.011234
dimethylnaphthalenes
2%
2%
2.15%
0
0
fluoranthene
Fluoranthene
206440
0.828982394
0.803682394
0.5%
10%
5.25%
0.043522
0.042193
fluorene
Fluorene
86737
0.70105
0.703744
7.3%
10%
8.65%
0.060641
0.060874
methylantracenes
3.9%
4%
3.95%
0
0
methylfluorenes
Methylfluorene,
1­
1730376
0.048695652
0.048695652
2.3%
3%
2.65%
0.00129
0.00129
1­
methylnaphthalene
Methylnaphthalene,
1­
90120
0.006222222
0.006222222
0.9%
12%
6.45%
0.000401
0.000401
2­
methylnaphthalene*
Methylnaphthalene,
2­
91576
0.193049257
0.080145257
1.2%
12%
6.6%
0.012741
0.00529
methylphenanthrenes
Methylphenanthrene,
1­
832699
0.103703704
0.103703704
3%
3%
3%
0.003111
0.003111
naphthalene
Naphthalene
91203
0.015870135
0.015408135
1.3%
18%
9.65%
0.001531
0.001487
phenanthrene
Phenanthrene
85018
0.294736842
0.294736842
16%
21%
18.5%
0.054526
0.054526
pyrene
Pyrene
129000
0.093203279
0.111043279
1%
8.5%
4.75%
0.004427
0.005275
Total
60.21%
141.96%
101.085%
1.34544
3.314647
TWF
for
Creosote
Note:
All
chemicals
have
the
same
TWF
without
RSC.

Note:
Normalized
TWF
was
calculated
using
avg/
100,
not
avg/
101.085
*
­
Value
for
08/
04
varies
from
one
used
in
Creosote
TWF.
xls
of
0.008235
1Typical
composition
of
creosote
from
IARC
Monographs,
Vol
35,

"
Coal
Tar
and
Derived
Products"

as
cited
in
EPA
1991
PDS
Percent
in
Creosote1
Fraction
of
TWF