Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon in Airborne Particulate Matter Samples by Gas Chromatography in Combination with Tandem Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS)

Table 1

Retention times, MS/MS transitions, and collision energy of 16 PAHs and isotopic labelled internal standards in MS/MS measurement.

Name	RT (min)	Quantifier	CE	Qualifier	CE
Naph	7.16	128.08 ⟶ 102.06	15	128.08 ⟶ 127.09	15
Naph-D8	7.13	136.13 ⟶ 136.13	10
Acy	9.91	152.08 ⟶ 151.10	15	152.08 ⟶ 150.08	30
Br-Naph	10.12	208.00 ⟶ 127.08	20	208.00 ⟶ 205.99	25
Ace	10.21	153.11 ⟶ 152.11	15	154.12 ⟶ 152.12	30
Ace-D10	10.16	162.16 ⟶ 162.16	10	164.17 ⟶ 162.16	10
Fln	11.04	166.10 ⟶ 165.10	15	166.10 ⟶ 163.08	40
Phe	12.74	178.11 ⟶ 152.09	20	178.11 ⟶ 176.11	25
Phe-D10	12.72	188.17 ⟶ 188.17	10	188.17 ⟶ 160.14	20
Ant	12.82	178.11 ⟶ 152.08	20	178.11 ⟶ 176.10	25
Flu	15.3	202.08 ⟶ 200.10	30	202.08 ⟶ 201.10	20
Pyr	15.83	202.11 ⟶ 200.10	35	202.11 ⟶ 201.11	20
B(a)A	18.97	228.11 ⟶ 226.12	30	228.11 ⟶ 224.09	40
Chr	19.08	228.12 ⟶ 226.11	30	228.12 ⟶ 224.09	40
Chr-D12	19.01	240.19 ⟶ 236.18	30
BbF	21.81	252.12 ⟶ 250.12	30	252.12 ⟶ 248.10	40
BaP	22.59	252.11 ⟶ 250.12	35	252.11 ⟶ 248.09	40
Per-D12	22.74	264.19 ⟶ 260.19	40
IcdP	25.37	276.15 ⟶ 274.12	40	274.12 ⟶ 272.08	35
DahA	25.46	278.15 ⟶ 276.12	35	276.12 ⟶ 274.10	30
BghiP	26.09	276.14 ⟶ 274.10	40