title: Determination of hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in airborne particulates by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
abstract: This paper describes a highly sensitive and selective method for the determination of hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs-OH) in airborne particulates. PAHs-OH were extracted from airborne particulates with ethanol by ultrasonication. The extractant was further cleaned up by solid phase extraction (SPE) with an aminopropylsilica cartridge, and subsequently analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. 2-Hydroxy-1-acetonaphthone was used as an internal standard. By the proposed method, 2-hydroxyfluorene and 1-hydroxypyrene were identified in airborne particulates and their concentrations were determined for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Course of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kishikawa
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Yoshihito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohba
authors.forename: Kenichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Naotaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroda