G006049

US EPA Method 610: GC Analysis of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) on SPB^®-608

suitable for GC

Properties

• technique(s): gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• test parameters: column: SPB-608, 30 m x 0.25 mm I.D., 0.25 μm (24103-U); oven: 70 °C (0.2 min), 25 °C/min to 265 °C, 5 °C/min to 300 °C (12 min); inj. temp.: 250 °C; detector: FlD, 300 °C; carrier gas: helium, 1.3 mL/min, constant; injection: 2.0 μL pulsed splitless (30 psi until 0.2 min); liner: 4 mm I.D. single taper; sample: PAH standard, 1 μg/mL in methylene chloride
• application(s): environmental

Description

Analysis Note

US EPA Method 610 describes the analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (commonIy referred to as PAHs or PNAs) by both HPLC and GC. The method designates the use of a packed GC column, however capillary columns will provide better resolution, baseline stability and longer lifetime. This application illustrates the separation of the target compound list in this method on the SPB-608 capillary GC column. Overall analysis time on the SPB-608 is longer than the SLB-5ms due to stronger retention and its lower maximum operating temperature. A pressure pulsed injection was used to improve response of the heavier PAHs, and to reduce the larger vapor volume resulting from a 2 μL injection.

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SLB is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Analyte

1-Fluoronaphthalene
Naphthalene
2-Fluorobiphenyl
Acenaphthylene
Acenaphthene
Fluorene
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Chrysene
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
Benzo[a]pyrene
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
Benzo[ghi]perylene
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