Development of QuEChERS Method for the Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Smoked Meat Products Using GC-MS from Qatar

Table 5

Mean concentration of PAHs, ∑PAHs, TEF, TEQ (∑B[a]Peq), and relative % to ∑PAHs (ng/g wet/wt).

Compounds	∑ Indiv. PAHs	min	max	Mean ∑PAHs	TEF	TEQ	Relative % to ∑PAHs	Frequent detection (%)
Naphthalene	43.00	2.86	7.86	4.78	0.000	0.000	32.82	30.00
Acenaphthene	25.17	25.17	25.17	25.17	0.001	0.025	19.22	3.33
Fluorene	23.61	1.22	3.84	1.97	0.001	0.024	18.02	40.00
Phenanthrene	1.45	1.45	1.45	1.45	0.001	0.001	1.11	3.33
Anthracene	1.36	0.36	0.36	0.68	0.010	0.014	1.04	6.67
Fluoranthene	2.73	0.59	0.77	0.68	0.010	0.027	2.08	13.33
Pyrene	4.05	0.51	1.13	0.81	0.001	0.004	3.09	16.67
Benz[a]anthracene	2.06	0.91	1.15	1.03	0.100	0.206	1.57	6.67
Chrysene	2.49	0.45	0.94	0.62	0.010	0.025	1.90	13.33
Benzo[a]pyrene	6.29	0.35	3.63	0.90	1.000	6.289	4.80	23.33
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene	3.07	0.41	0.87	0.61	0.100	0.307	2.35	16.67
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.63	1.000	0.625	0.48	3.33
∑PAHs	115.92
∑PAH8	14.54	1.82
∑PAH4	10.84	2.71
∑LMW	94.59	15.77
∑HMW	21.32	2.13
Mean of the ∑PAHs		3.71

B[a]A, Chry, B[b]F, B[k]F, B[a]P, Ind[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, Dibenz[a,h]A, and Benzo[ghi]P. B[a]A, Chry, B[b]F and B[a]P. Low molecular weight (LMW): Naph, ACNY, ACN, Fl, Phen and Anth. High molecular weight (HMW): Fluor, Pyr, B[a]A, Chry, B[b]F, B[k]F, B[a]P, Ind[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, Dibenz[a,h]A, and Benzo[ghi]P.