title: Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in honey by matrix solid-phase dispersion and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
abstract: A multiresidue method was developed for the de termination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in unifloral and multifloral honeys. The analytical procedure is based on the matrix solid-phase dispersion of honey on a mixture of Florisil and anhydrous sodium sulfate in small glass columns and extraction with hexane-ethyl acetate (90 + 10, v/v) with assisted sonication. The PAH residues are determined by gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection using selected-ion monitoring. Average recoveries for all the PAHs studied were in the range of almost 80 to 101%, with relative standard deviations of 6 to 15%. The limits of detection ranged from 0.04 to 2.9 microg/kg. The simultaneous extraction and cleanup of samples makes this method simple and rapid, with low consumption of organic solvents
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Departamento de Medio Ambiente, Apdo. 8111, 28080 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Albero
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Brunete
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tadeo
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006722:Honey / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons