Validation data of the proposed method for the determination of 16 PAHs.

PAHs	Linearity range (ng mL−1)	LOD (ng mL−1)	LOQ (ng mL−1)	RSD (%) (n = 6)
NAP	0.10–50.0	0.020	0.08	0.22
ANY	2.00–50.0	0.60	2.00	1.51
ANA	0.02–50.0	0.007	0.02	0.20
FLU	0.02–50.0	0.007	0.02	0.31
PHE	0.10–40.0	0.020	0.08	0.31
ANT	0.01–40.0	0.002	0.007	0.24
FLT	0.02–50.0	0.007	0.02	0.27
PYR	0.10–50.0	0.020	0.08	0.54
BaA	0.02–50.0	0.007	0.02	1.15
CHR	0.01–50.0	0.002	0.007	0.79
BbF	0.01–50.0	0.002	0.007	0.06
BkF	0.01–50.0	0.002	0.007	0.06
BaP	0.01–50.0	0.002	0.007	0.09
IPY	0.01–50.0	0.002	0.007	0.19
DBA	0.02–50.0	0.007	0.02	0.18
BPE	2.00–50.0	0.60	2.00	5.40