Abstract:
Objective To establish a method for simultaneous determination of 18 polychlorinated biphenyl compounds in atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
Methods Surrogates were added to PM2.5 quartz fiber filter samples for ultrasonic-assisted extraction, column purification, and quantification by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with internal standards.
Results For the 18 polychlorinated biphenyls, the linear ranges were 1.8-45.0 μg/L, with good linearity (correlation coefficients r>0.997); the detection limits were 0.2-2.0 pg/m3; the quantitation limits were 0.8-8.0 pg/m3; the recovery rates spiked at low, medium, and high concentrations were 64.6%-112.0%, and the relative standard deviations were 4.02%-10.90%.
Conclusion The established method is simple, sensitive, stable, and reliable, which can meet the requirements for simultaneous measurement of 18 polychlorinated biphenyl compounds in atmospheric PM2.5.