Large-volume injection ptv-gc-ms analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air and sediment samples

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For the analysis of trace organic pollutants in environmental samples using a gas chromatographic (GC) instrument, large-volume injection using the programmable temperature vaporization (PTV) technique has many advantages over the traditional split/splitless injection. By increasing the injection volume from 1 or 2 μL with a split/splitless inlet to 60 μL or higher with the PTV inlet, analytical sensitivity is greatly enhanced for analytes with low concentrations. Results obtained from optimization of instrument operational parameters for analyzing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are reported in this paper. The laboratory method detection limits for 16 PAHs and six deuterated PAH surrogates were determined using seven replicate spike samples. The initial temperature of the inlet was found to be critical in determining the analytical sensitivity of PAHs with two or three rings due to loss of these relatively highly volatile compounds during solvent vaporization. For most PAHs, the response of the mass spectrometry detector increased proportionally as the total injected volume was increased up to 150 μL. Significant interference from rubber material of the sample vial septa was observed. © 2002 Air and Waste Management Association.

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Norlock, F. M., Jang, J. K., Zou, Q., Schoonover, T. M., & Li, A. (2002). Large-volume injection ptv-gc-ms analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air and sediment samples. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 52(1), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2002.10470752

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