Adaptation of Sonication-Assisted Matrix Solid Phase Dispersion of Tissues for the Subsequent Extraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus)

Table 1

Analytes of interest and their alkylated counterparts as identified by the Selective Ion Monitoring method developed for the identification of crude oil used to analyze menhaden tissue.

Aromatic analytes of interest
Analyte	SIM Ion (𝑚/𝑧)	Retention time
Naphthalene-d8	136	13.06
Naphthalene	127	12.86
C1-Naphthalenes	142	16.01
C2-Naphthalenes	156	19.35
C3-Naphthalenes	170	22.14
C4-Naphthalenes	184	25.41
Acenaphthene-d10	164	21.52
Fluorene	166	23.37
C1-Fluorenes	180	26.17
C2-Fluorenes	194	28.81
C3-Fluorenes	208	31.04
Dibenzothiophene	184	27.19
C1-Dibenzothiophenes	198	29.31
C2-Dibenzothiophenes	212	31.33
C3-Dibenzothiophenes	226	33.54
Phenanthrene	178	27.77
C1-Phenanthrenes	192	30.56
C2-Phenanthrenes	206	32.87
C3-Phenanthrenes	220	35.10
C4-Phenanthrenes	234	37.74
Anthracene	178	27.98
Chrysene-d12	240	41.95
Fluoranthene	202	33.87
Pyrene	202	34.32
C1-Pyrenes	216	36.09
C2-Pyrenes	230	38.29
C3-Pyrenes	244	40.72
C4-Pyrenes	258	42.40
Naphthobenzothiophene	234	38.94
C1-Naphthobenzothiophenes	248	40.66
C2-Naphthobenzothiophenes	262	42.52
C3-Naphthobenzothiophenes	276	44.70
Benzo(a)Anthracene	228	40.09
Chrysene	228	40.24
C1-Chrysenes	242	42.09
C2-Chrysenes	256	43.88
C3-Chrysenes	270	46.16
C4-Chrysenes	284	47.68
Perylene-d12	264	48.64
Benzo(b)fluoranthene	252	45.25
Benzo(k)fluoranthene	252	45.30
Benzo(e)pyrene	252	45.89
Benzo(a)pyrene	252	46.07
Perylene	252	46.56
Indeno(1, 2, 3-cd)pyrene	276	51.50
Dibenzo(a, h)anthracene	278	51.23
Benzo(g, h, i)perylene	276	52.22

Bold: internal standard.