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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F)
Parameter
2,3,7,8-PCDD/F congeners
Other congeners
2,3,7,8-TCDD OCDD 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF tetra-CDD hexa-CDF
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD 2,3,7,8-TCDF 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF penta-CDD hepta-CDF
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF hexa-CDD 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF hepta-CDD 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF OCDF tetra-CDF 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF I-TEQ penta-CDF
Minimum sample amount:
glass, 10 g dry sample
Method:
EN 1948-2,3 (HRGC-HRMS), US EPA 1613 (HRGC-HRMS)
Note:
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LOQ for I-TEQ is 10 pg 2,3,7,8-TCDD/kg dry matter, results can be expressed in toxicity equivalent according
to WHO
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Calculation parameter TEQ is mentioned at the levels of „lowerbound“ and „upperbound“
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) – Coplanar PCB (dioxin-like PCB) and indicator PCB
Parameter
Parameter
NON-ORTHO PCB
Parameter
MONO-ORTHO PCB
PCB 77 PCB 105 PCB 156
PCB 81 PCB 114 PCB 157
PCB 126 PCB 118 PCB 167
PCB 169 PCB 123 PCB 189
DI-ORTHO PCB
INDICATOR PCB
PCB 170 PCB 28 PCB 138
PCB 180 PCB 52 PCB 153
WHO-TEQ PCB 101 PCB 180
PCB 118 sum of PCB – 7 congeners
Minimum sample amount:
glass, 10 g dry sample
Method:
US EPA 1668 (HRGC-HRMS)
Note:
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LOQ for coplanar PCB expressed by WHO-TEQ is 0.008 ng 2,3,7,8-TCDD/g dry matter, for the sum of PCB – 7
congeners, the LOQ is 38 ng/g dry matter.
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Calculation parameter TEQ is mentioned at the levels of „lowerbound“ and „upperbound“
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Parameter
Parameter
Parameter
naphtalene* fluorantene* benzo(a)pyrene*
acenaphtylene pyrene* dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
acenaphtene* benzo(a)anthracene* benzo(g,h,i)perylene*
fluorene chrysene* indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene*
phenantren* benzo(b)fluorantene* Sum of 12* PAH
anthracene benzo(k)fluorantene*
Minimum sample amount:
glass, 20 g dry sample
Method:
US EPA 429 (HRGC-HRMS)
Note:
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LOQ for sum of 12* PAH is 1400 ng/g dry matter.
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Calculation parameter TEQ is mentioned at the levels of „lowerbound“ and „upperbound“
Screening of SVOC
Parameter
Semi-volatile Organic Compounds screening - Most intense signals are reported
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