title: Method for measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in particulate matter in ambient air.
abstract: A method for measuring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air is described. The particulate matter is collected on fibre-glass filters. The loaded filters are placed in tetrahydrofuran and the PAHs dissolved with the aid of ultrasonics and analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography on a reversed-phase column with a methanol-water mixture as mobile phase. The PAHs are detected by use of a UV-detector and the 254-nm mercury emission line. The method is rapid and adequate for measuring about 15 PAH-components in ambient air.
authors.affiliation: Umweltbundesamt. Pilotstation-Frankfurt. Frankfurt/M., FRG.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rohbock