Table 2.
Elution order, limit of detection, limit of quantification and recovery rate of 16 PAHs compounds.
| Analyte | Elution Order | LOQ | LOD | % recovery | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ng/g) | (ng/g) | 50 ng/g | 100 ng/g | ||
| Napthalene | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 74.43 ± 4.48 | 67.98 ± 6.54 |
| 2-methylnapthalene | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 76.9 ± 7.56 | 73.89 ± 9.65 |
| 1-methylnapthalene | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | 68.54 + 9.54 | 69.09 ± 5.78 |
| Acenapthylene | 4 | 1 | 0.4 | 75.09 ± 4.49 | 76.87 ± 9.56 |
| Acenapthalene | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | 70.56 ± 5.67 | 83.89 ± 8.85 |
| Fluorene | 6 | 1 | 0.3 | 68.98 ± 7.02 | 80.67 ± 9.07 |
| Phenanthrene | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 70.78 ± 0.76 | 99.90 ± 7.54 |
| Anthracene | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 95.98 ± 9.56 | 90.65 ± 6.67 |
| Fluranthene | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 88.23 ± 3.89 | 85.76 ± 4.58 |
| Pyrene | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 81.09 ± 8.98 | 80.65 ± 4.47 |
| Benzo (A) Anthacene | 11 | 3 | 0.9 | 76.67 ± 6.87 | 69.67 ± 7.98 |
| Chrysene | 12 | 3 | 0.8 | 67.90 ± 6.65 | 92.89 ± 7.67 |
| Benzo (B) Fluoranthene | 13 | 3 | 0.9 | 74.98 ± 7.89 | 76.98 ± 4.55 |
| Benzo (K) Fluranthene | 14 | 3 | 0.8 | 88.98 ± 9.09 | 66.89 ± 6.54 |
| Benzo (A) Pyrene | 15 | 3 | 0.8 | 92.87 ± 7.45 | 90.87 ± 5.66 |
| Indeno (1, 2, 3-CD) Pyrene | 16 | 4 | 0.9 | 99.76 ± 6.74 | 74.56 ± 9.77 |
| Dibenz (A, H) Anthracene | 17 | 4 | 0.8 | 92.90 ± 8.43 | 86.54 ± 5.90 |