Worldwide Solutions - February 2008 - (Page 10) GERSTEL Solutions Worldwide Application Fluorene (C13H10) 13 10 Phenanthrene 14 10 Phenanthrene (C14H10) 20 12 Simplifying PAH analysis PAH-humbug, or why automating your method brings joy any time of year Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occur naturally in fossil fuels and in many raw products that are based on petrochemicals. PAHs are often needed in order to give various products desirable properties. Some PAHs on the other hand are highly toxic for humans, some are even known human carcinogens and they are known environmental pollutants. Being able to accurately determine PAH levels is extremely important for man and the environment and it is considered a key part of environmental analysis world-wide. The following article describes how to simplify and speed up PAH analysis using automated Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) coupled with Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (MS) detection. GERSTEL Solutions Worldwide – February 2008 10
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