EPA Method 8310: Solid Phase Extraction of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Water

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are consisted of a large group of organic compounds with two or more fused aromatic rings. This application note outlines a solid phase extraction (SPE) procedure using C18 universal cartridges to extract 16 PAHs in water. The method is simple, efficient and gives excellent recovery.