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  • Title: Selected ion chromatograms and tandem mass spectrometry for detection of trace polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in diesel exhaust.
    Author: Lara AS, Feng LJ.
    Journal: J Air Waste Manag Assoc; 2006 Jun; 56(6):859-68. PubMed ID: 16805411.
    Abstract:
    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) measurements are essential for scientists and engineers who investigate these anthropogenic compounds. Diesel engines contribute to the problem, so analysts are measuring PAHs from these sources. However, diesel exhaust presents special problems for precise analytical measurements. The exhaust matrix is very complex; consequently, PAH detection sensitivity deteriorates, especially for trace PAHs in the exhaust. Yet, these are conditions and amounts that exist in real samples. Nonetheless, selected ion chromatogram (SIC) and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) techniques improve trace PAH detection; ion trap technology makes both mass techniques possible. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate SIC and MS/MS for applications to measure PAHs in diesel exhaust samples. The signal-to-noise ratio for accurate quantitation improves, relative to traditional mass techniques, because these techniques ignore or eliminate interfering components. On a VF-5MS chromatographic column, these techniques improve sensitivity and reproducibility. They produce a superior limit of detection in the useful range for PAH samples extracted from actual engine exhaust, 10-30 pg for the smaller PAHs and 1-6 ng for the larger PAHs. The results with SIC and MS/MS are reproducible, so analysts can report PAH amounts with defined statistical confidence intervals. SIC and MS/MS improve detection for trace PAHs in convoluted diesel exhaust samples.
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