Screening direct analysis of PAHS in atmospheric particulate matter with SPME

A direct headspace SPME method with PDMS fiber was developed for the determination of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in atmospheric particulate matter collected in HiVol filter. The recovery obtained for PAHs lower than four congeners with the proposed method falls in the range 50–125% and DL was around 5–20 pg. The results obtained with standard reference materials (SRM 1649 and SRM 1650) for determination of PAHs showed acceptable agreement with the declared or certificated values.