IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Benz[a]anthracene with Seawater
Components:
   (1) Benz[a]anthracene; C18H12; [56-55-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Seawater; ; []  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Evaluator:
   D.G. Shaw, Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska USA. December 1982.

 Critical Evaluation:
    The solubility of benz[a]anthracene (1) in seawater (2) at 298 K has been reported in two works.

The value reported by May et al. was derived from several measurements using the Setschenow equation and is consistent with the recommended value for the solubility of benz[a]anthracene in pure water. Therefore their value is adopted as tentative. The value of Krasnoshchekova et al. appears slightly low and is considered doubtful.



 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
Table 1. Solubility of Benz[a]anthracene (1) in Seawater (2) at 298 K
AuthorReferenceSol. PowerSolubilitySalinityMethod
Krasnoshchekova et al.170.62 g(1)/100 g sln6 g salts/ kg slnspectral
May et al.275.6 g(1)/100 g sln35 g salts/ kg slnHPLC
Table 2. Solubility of Benz[a]anthracene (1) in Seawater (2) Tentative Value
T/KSol. PowerSolubilitySalinity
29875.6 g(1)/100 g sln35 g salts/ kg sln
 References: (Click a link to see its experimental data associated with the reference)
   1  Krasnoschchekova, R.Ya.; Pakhapill, Yu.A.; Gubergrits, M.Ya., Khim. Tverd. Topl. 1977, 11(2), 133-6.