Analytical grade (99.9% pure) acetone and hexane are purchased from Merck Millipore (Massachusetts, USA). 18 PAH standard mixture solution (
Acenaphthene (AcP),
Acenaphthylene (AcPy),
Anthracene (Ant), Benzo[a]
Anthracene (BaA),
Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP),
Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP),
Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFL), Benzo[g,h,i]perylene (BghiP),
Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFL),
Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFL),
Chrysene (Chr), Dibenzo[a,h]
Anthracene (DBA), Fluoranthene (FL), Fluorene (Flu), Indeno [1,2,3-cd]pyrene (InP), Naphthalene (NaP), Phenanthrene (Phe) and Pyrene (Pyr)) are obtained from Sigma–Aldrich (Missouri, USA). Powdered
Benzo[e]pyrene-d12 (BeP-d12) perdeuterated internal standard is purchased from Sigma–Aldrich (Missouri, USA). 16 PAH internal standard mixture solution (1000 μg/mL in toluene) (AcP-d10, Acpy-d8, Ant-d10, BaA-d12, Bap-d12, BbFL-d12, BghiP-d12, BkFL-d12, Chr-d12, DBA-d14, Flu-d10, FL-d10, InP-d12, NaP-d8, Phe-d10, Pyr-d10) are from Chiron (Trondheim, Norway). Disposable Nylone filters (0.22 μm) are provided by Merck Millipore (Massachusetts, USA).
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