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5121473 
Journal Article 
Determination of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in filter tar of Turkish cigarettes 
Aygün, SF 
2005 
Yes 
Journal of Separation Science
ISSN: 1615-9306
EISSN: 1615-9314 
28 
17 
2370-2373 
English 
16342804 
WOS:000233679200019 
A simultaneous determination method for the analysis of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (DahA) in the filter tar of Turkish cigarettes has been developed. The method involved (a) the extraction of BaP and DahA with n-hexane from ACN solution in which the cigarette filters were extracted, and then (b) purification of the n-hexane extracts by elution on an XAD-2 column using n-hexane/dichloromethane (9:1, v/v) mixture. Separation and quantitative determination of BaP and DahA in the extracts were carried out by HPLC and fluorescence detection on a C18 RP column. The calculated recoveries for BaP and DahA were found in the range of 90-100% for each extraction and clean-up steps. Analysis of various filter tar of Turkish cigarettes showed that an average of 74.28 ng/filter of BaP and 5.24 ng/filter of DahA were present in Turkish cigarettes. 
BaP; carcinogens; cigarette filter; DahA; filtertar; HPLC