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Table 6 Analytical parameters (limits of detection, limits of quantification and regression coefficient) for the proposed method

From: Compositional and structural analysis of engineered stones and inorganic particles in silicotic nodules of exposed workers

Compound

Type

R2

LOD

(ng/g)

LOQ

(ng/g)

Acenaphtene

PAH

0.993

0.97

3.22

Acenaphtylene

PAH

0.999

0.78

2.59

Anthracene

PAH

0.991

0.86

2.85

Benz(a)anthracene

PAH

0.985

0.48

1.62

Benzo(a)pyrene

PAH

0.985

1.93

6.44

Benzo(b + k)fluoranthene

PAH

0.987

1.39

4.63

Benzo(ghi)perylene

PAH

0.988

4.44

14.80

Chrysene

PAH

0.991

0.44

1.48

Dibenz(ah)anthracene

PAH

0.993

4.44

14.80

Fluoranthene

PAH

0.999

0.39

1.31

Fluorene

PAH

0.996

0.48

1.61

Indene(123-cd)pyrene

PAH

0.985

8.02

26.73

Naphthalene

PAH

0.996

2.48

8.25

Phenanthrene

PAH

0.997

0.91

3.04

Pyrene

PAH

0.998

0.37

1.22

PCB101

PCB

0.993

0.47

1.58

PCB138

PCB

0.989

0.98

3.28

PCB153

PCB

0.995

1.23

4.11

PCB180

PCB

0.990

1.65

5.51

PCB28

PCB

0.989

0.95

3.16

PCB52

PCB

0.990

0.36

1.20

1Hexanol 2 ethyl

COV

0.991

8.72

15.3

Styrene

COV

0.989

4.31

12.1

Toluene

COV

0.994

4.47

13.3

Ethylbenzene

COV

0.995

3.14

11.2

124 Trimethylbenzene

COV

0.995

2.72

9.25

1Methoxy 2 propanol

COV

0.987

4.65

15.68

n-butylacetate

COV

0.989

6.27

21.29

m-xylene

COV

0.985

3.32

10.35

p-xylene

COV

0.986

3.32

10.35