Optimization and Validation of Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air

Table 1

Abbreviations and quantification ions of PAHs determined by the TD-GC/MS method.

PAH	Abbreviation	Ion (m/z)
Naphthalene-d8^b	Naph-d8	136
Naphthalene^a	Naph	128
Biphenyl-d10^b	Bph-d10	164
Acenaphthylene^a	Acy	152
Acenaphthene^a	Ace	154
Fluorene^a	FL	166
Phenanthrene-d10^b	Phe-d10	188
Phenanthrene^a	Phe	178
Anthracene^a	Ant	178
Fluoranthene^a	Ft	202
Pyrene-d10^b	Pyr-d10	212
Pyrene^a	Pyr	202
Benzo[ghi]fluoranthene^c	BghiFt	226
Benzo[c]phenanthrene^c	BcP	228
Cyclopenta[cd]pyrene^c	CPP	226
Benzo[a]anthracene-d12^b	BaA-d12	240
Benzo[a]anthracene^a	BaA	228
Triphenylene^c	Triph	228
Chrysene^a	Chry	228
Retene^c	Ret	234
Benzo[b]fluoranthene^a	BbFt	252
Benzo[j]fluoranthene^c	BjFt	252
Benzo[k]fluoranthene^a	BkFt	252
Benzo[a]fluoranthene^c	BaFt	252
Benzo[e]pyrene^c	BeP	252
Benzo[a]pyrene-d10^b	BaP-d10	264
Benzo[a]pyrene^a	BaP	252
Perylene^c	Per	252
Dibenzo[a,j]anthracene^c	DBajA	278
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene^a	IP	276
Dibenzo[ac]anthracene^c	DBacA	278
Dibenzo[ah]anthracene^a	DBahA	278
Benzo[b]chrysene^c	BbC	278
Picene^c	Pic	278
Benzo[ghi]perylene-d12^b	BghiP-d12	288
Benzo[ghi]perylene^a	BghiP	278
Anthanthrene^c	Anthan	276
Coronene^c	Cor	300

^a16 EPA PAHs; ^bdeuterated PAHs; ^cnonpriority PAHs.