Research Article

Temperature Effects on Retention and Separation of PAHs in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Using Columns Packed with Fully Porous and Core-Shell Particles

Table 4

Linearity, limits of detection (LOD), and quantification (LOQ) of the analytical method with the Kinetex column at 16°C.

PAHLinearity 1.25–1000 μg L−1
LOD (μg L−1)LOQ (μg L−1)

Naph0.99990.882.95
Acy1.00002.809.32
Flu0.99999.1630.53
Ace1.00002.046.80
Phe0.99992.999.96
Anth1.00001.324.39
Fluo1.00004.0813.59
Pyr1.00003.0910.29
Chr0.99972.819.37
BaA0.99984.9616.53
BbF1.00007.4324.76
BkF1.00006.0220.07
BaP0.99997.8226.08
DiAn1.00002.899.63
InPy1.00004.5315.10
BePe0.99997.3624.54

Prepared solutions with concentration below LOD were not considered.