title: [Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil by ultra performance liquid chromatography].
abstract: An analytical method based on ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) coupled with a photodiode array (PDA) detector has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The comparison of UPLC and the conventional high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been carried out. The major advantages of UPLC over HPLC include the faster analysis speed, considerably increased sensitivity and significantly improved detection limit. By UPLC, the whole analytical process can be performed in 13.5 min and the limits of detection for the 16 PAHs were between 2 pg and 20 pg.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China. chenhow@mail.tongji.edu.cn
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hailing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Qianfen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004566:Electrodes; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012987:Soil