# Benzo(a)anthracene (P) — EPA national recommended water quality criteria for human health: pollutant concentration thresholds

For Benzo(a)anthracene (P), cas registry number is 56553; water + organism criterion (µg/l) is 0.0012; organism only criterion (µg/l) is 0.0013, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.

- **Pollutant name:** Benzo(a)anthracene (P) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CAS Registry Number:** 56553 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Water + Organism criterion (µg/L):** 0.0012 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Organism Only criterion (µg/L):** 0.0013 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Benzo(a)anthracene (P) | 56553 | 0.0012 | 0.0013 | 2015

## Source

- https://www.epa.gov/wqc/national-recommended-water-quality-criteria-human-health-criteria-table

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2028-08-16.
Part of [EPA national recommended water quality criteria for human health: pollutant concentration thresholds](https://referencesource.org/epa-water-quality-criteria-human-health/).