Research Article
Determination of the Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Toasted Bread Using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Table 4
Method and instrumental limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) of the 16 PAHs.
| PAHs | Method | Instrument | LOD (g/kg) | LOQ (g/kg) | LOD (g/kg) | LOQ (g/kg) |
| Naphthalene (NA) | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 9.0 | Acenaphthylene (ACL) | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 12 | Acenaphthene (AC) | 0.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 12 | Fluorine (FL) | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 15 | Phenanthrene (PHE) | 0.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 13.5 | Anthracene (AN) | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | Fluoranthene (FA) | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | Pyrene (PY) | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 15 | Benz [] anthracene (BaA) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Chrycene (CHR) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Benzo[b] fluoranthene (BbFA) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | Benzo[k] fluoranthene (BkFA) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Benzo[]Pyrene (BaP) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Indeno[1,2,3-cd] Pyrene (IP) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | Dibenzo[ah]anthracene (DBahA) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
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