POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS by HPLC: METHOD 5506, Issue 3, dated 15 January 1998 - Page 8 of 9 TABLE 4. LOD AND LOQ VALUES, AND RECOVERY DATA. Recoveries (%)†
Range of values* COMPOUND (by elution order)
LOD (µg per sample)
LOQ (µg per sample)
Filters
Sorbent tubes
1. NAPHTHALENE
0.20 - 0.80
0.39 - 2.6
49.6
68.5
2. ACENAPHTHYLENE
0.090 - 2.0
0.28 - 6.6
98.2
98.2
3. ACENAPHTHENE
0.20 - 5.0
0.58 - 16.
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0.030 - 0.30
0.099 - 0.26
95.0
95.0
5. PHENANTHRENE
0.0070 - 0.060
0.023 - 0.19
99.0, 90.4*
84.0, 92.5*, 82.6*
6. ANTHRACENE
0.0010 - 0.090
0.023 - 0.30
81.8, 94.4*
72.8, 96.2*, 72.9*
7. FLUORANTHENE
0.0020 - 0.090
0.0066 - 0.30
94.9, 90.4*
73.0, 93.5*, 81.7*
8. PYRENE
0.0010 - 0.30
0.0036 - 0.99
94.4, 76.1*
84.9, 77.0*, 75.9*
9. BENZ[a]ANTHRACENE
0.0010 - 0.090
0.0042 - 0.30
86.6, 92.7*
62.4, 95.0*, 72.3*
10. CHRYSENE
0.0070 - 0.20
0.023 - 0.37
94.6, 89.9*
62.7, 89.8*, 74.0*
11. BENZO[e]PYRENE
0.0060 - 0.80
0.020 - 2.6
110
48.3
12. BENZO[b]FLUORANTHENE
0.0030 - 0.20
0.011 - 0.66
94.8
64.2
13. BENZO[k]FLUORANTHENE
0.0020 - 0.040
0.0054 - 0.13
103
53.2
14. BENZO[a]PYRENE
0.0020 - 0.10
0.0051 - 0.33
101, 88.1*
50.4, 91.6*, 68.4*
15. DIBENZ[a,h]ANTHRACENE
0.0040 - 0.60
0.014 - 2.0
76.5
61.0
16. BENZO[ghi]PERYLENE
0.0030 - 0.50
0.011 - 1.7
76.5
61.0
17. INDENO[1,2,3-cd]PYRENE
0.0090 - 0.20
0.027 - 0.66
91.6
36.5
4. FLUORENE
- Data from [4].
† Data from [5]
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition
