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.

PAHsMethodInstrument
LOD ( g/kg)LOQ ( g/kg)LOD ( g/kg)LOQ ( g/kg)

Naphthalene (NA)0.61.83.09.0
Acenaphthylene (ACL)0.82.44.012
Acenaphthene (AC)0.82.44.012
Fluorine (FL)1.03.05.015
Phenanthrene (PHE)0.92.74.513.5
Anthracene (AN)0.41.22.06.0
Fluoranthene (FA)0.51.52.57.5
Pyrene (PY)1.03.05.015
Benz [ ] anthracene (BaA)0.10.30.51.5
Chrycene (CHR)0.10.30.51.5
Benzo[b] fluoranthene (BbFA)0.20.61.03.0
Benzo[k] fluoranthene (BkFA)0.10.30.51.5
Benzo[ ]Pyrene (BaP)0.10.30.51.5
Indeno[1,2,3-cd] Pyrene (IP)0.20.61.03.0
Dibenzo[ah]anthracene (DBahA)0.10.30.51.5
Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP)0.30.91.54.5