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 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.

--

--

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 [5]
 * Data from [4].

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