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Method Performance Feedback 2012.01
AOAC OMA 2014.08
POLYCYLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SEAFOOD GAS CHROMOTOGRAPHY MASS SPECTROMETRY
Was the method's applicability considered?
Please state the method's applicability statement:
Yes
Applicable for the determination of 32 PAH's in mussel, oyster, and shrimp.
Yes
Applicable for the determination of the following PAHs in mussel, oyster, and shrimp: 1,7-
dimethylphenanthrene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 1-methylphenanthrene, 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene,
3-methylchrysene, anthracene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene,
benzo[g, b,h,i]perylene, benzo[k] fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, fluoranthene,
fluorine, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene. These were
representative PAH analytes selected for the collaborative study. The method has been single
laboratory validated for 32 PAHs in fish and shrimp and therefore, is expected to be applicable to
other GC-amenable PAHs and seafood matrices.
Yes
This method was developed in response to the most recent oil spill in the Gulf coast.
Yes
Applicable for the determination of the following PAHs
in mussel, oyster, and shrimp: 1,7-dimethylphenanthrene,
1-methylnaphthalene, 1-methylphenanthrene, 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene,
3-methylchrysene, anthracene, benz[a]anthracene,
benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[g,h,i]perylene,
benzo[k]fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene,
fluoranthene, fluorene, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, naphthalene,
phenanthrene, and pyrene. These were representative PAH analytes
selected for the collaborative study. The method has been singlelaboratory
validated for 32 PAHs in fish and shrimp (1), and,
therefore, is expected to be applicable to other GC-amenable PAHs
and seafood matrices. The concentration ranges evaluated within
the collaborative study are given in Table 2014.08A.]
Yes
Applicable for the determination of the following PAHs in mussel, oyster, and shrimp: 1,7-
dimethylphenanthrene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 1-methylphenanthrene, 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene,
3-methylchrysene, anthracene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene,
benzo[g,h,i]perylene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene, fluoranthene,
fluorine, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene. These were
representative PAH analytes selected for the collaborative study. The method has been single-
laboratory validated for 32 PAHs in fish and shrimp, and, therefore, is expected to be applicable to
other GC-amenable PAHs and seafood matrices.
Yes
[Applicable for the determination of the following PAHs in mussel, oyster and shrimp: 1,7-
dimethylphenanthene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 1-methylphenanthrene, 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene,
3-methylchrysene, anthracene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene,
benzo[g,h,i]perylene, [k]fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz[a,h]anthraccene, fluoranthene, Fluorene,
indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene. These were representative PAH
analytes selected for the collaborative study. The method has been single-laboratory validated for
32 PAHs in fish and shrimp and, therefore, is expected to be applicable to other GC-amenable PAHs
and seafood matrices.]