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Table 1 Selected hydrocarbons and their solubility in deionised water at 25°C and hydrophobicity indicated as Log Kow

From: Marine crude-oil biodegradation: a central role for interspecies interactions

Compound

Solubility (mg L-1)

Log Kow

Decane

0.091

6.1

Tetradecane

0.009

7.2

Hexocosane

NA

14.7

Pristane

5 × 10-5

11.4

Cyclohexane

43.0

3.2

Dibenzothiophene

2.41

4.3

Benzene

1790

2.1

Naphthalene

31.7

3.3

2-methylnaphthalene

24.6

3.9

Phenanthrene

1.29

4.5

Pyrene

0.14

5.3

Benzo[a]pyrene

0.004

6.0