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Table 7 PAH levels in 3R4F MCS quantified by GC–HRMS using D- or 13C internal standards

From: Optimized method for determination of 16 FDA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mainstream cigarette smoke by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

PAH compound

ISO smoking regime

HCI smoking regime

D-labelled IS

13C-labelled IS

IS recoveryc

D-labelled IS

13C-labelled IS

IS recoveryc

Mean, (ng/cig)a

RSD, (%)

Mean, (ng/cig)b

RSD, (%)

Mean, (%)b

RSD, (%)

Mean, (ng/cig)c

RSD, (%)

Mean, (ng/cig)b

RSD, (%)

Mean, (%)b

RSD, (%)

Naphthalene

369.8

3

372.2

4

73.0

7

1326

7

1381

3

72.8

4

Benzo[c]phenanthrene

1.6

16

3.1

9

NC

NC

3.9

17

8.2

4

NC

NC

Benzo[a]anthracene

12.4

5

12.5

2

81.0

3

28.0

3

29.3

2

86.8

10

Chrysene

14.1

8

14.6

13

59.0

4

31.0

8

37.0

4

74.6

11

Cyclopenta-[c,d]pyrene

4.0

12

4.3

19

NC

NC

7.6

5

10.0

6

NC

NC

5-Methylchrysene

0.2

9

0.2

11

NC

NC

0.4

9

0.4

8

NC

NC

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

4.4

10

5

8

79.3

4

10.4

13

13.9

2

92.4

12

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

2.0

12

2.1

4

82.7

3

4.7

9

5.4

2

91.5

11

Benzo[j]aceanthrylene

0.3

15

0.4

17

66.3

8

0.6

12

0.8

7

81.7

5

Benzo[a]pyrene

6.0

11

6.4

2

75.0

3

13.6

14

15.9

3

84.6

6

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene

2.8

7

3.0

7

77.7

5

6.3

8

7.3

3

69.5

6

Dibenzo[ah]anthracene

0.4

6

0.4

7

80.0

4

0.8

11

0.9

5

65.5

5

Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene

0.02

6

0.03

45

NC

NC

0.1

16

0.1

16

NC

NC

Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene

0.2

16

0.2

40

81.7

10

0.4

22

0.7

2

70.0

6

Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene

0.1

15

0.2

77

86.0

13

c

c

0.5

6

75.0

6

Dienzo[a,h]pyrene

0.1

14

0.2

67

NC

NC

c

c

0.4

9

NC

NC

  1. Data are not blank-subtracted, a n = 5 replicates, b n = 3 replicates. c Only 13C standards were used
  2. IS internal standard, NC not calculated—no internal standard for the indicated PAH), NR not reported