Simultaneous Determination of Four Aldehydes in Gas Phase of Mainstream Smoke by Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Table 3

Linear equations, LODs, and LOQs of acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, acrolein, and crotonaldehyde (n=6).

Compound	Linear range; (μg/mL)	Linear equations	R^2	LOD; (μg/cig)	LOQ; (μg /cig)
Acetaldehyde	0.5~80	Y=0.00743342 x+0.000517293	0.9978	0.115	0.38
Propionaldehyde	0.055~14.08	Y=0.0171652 x+0.00075096	0.9994	0.014	0.045
Acrolein	0.49~58.8	Y=0.00847022x-0.0039118	0.9921	0.12	0.41
Crotonaldehyde	0.1~6.4	Y=0.00307451x-0.000137982	0.9952	0.03	0.10