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Liquid Chromatography<br />

Inject 20 μL c<strong>on</strong>centrate or standard soluti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>to Vydac 201TP54 column and run mobile<br />

phase c<strong>on</strong>sisting of acet<strong>on</strong>itrile-water at flow rate of 1 mL/min. Between injecti<strong>on</strong>s, flush<br />

injecti<strong>on</strong> loop and port passages with 3 mL acet<strong>on</strong>itrile-water to prevent crossc<strong>on</strong>taminat<strong>on</strong>.<br />

For tentative identificati<strong>on</strong>, compare retenti<strong>on</strong> times of any peaks observed<br />

with those of known NPAH standards chromatographed under same c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS<br />

All of the domestic smoked foods analyzed in this study were previously analyzed for their<br />

polynuclear aromatic hydrocarb<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tent; ham, bac<strong>on</strong>, sausage, whiting, salm<strong>on</strong>, and trout<br />

represent this group. Some important smoked foods were also analyzed; oysters, clams,<br />

sardines, red snapper, and brislings represent this group. The 3 NPAHs used as standards for<br />

this study were chosen primarily because they were readily available and easily purified.<br />

These compounds represent some of the carcinogenic basic NPAHs, which might be found<br />

in c<strong>on</strong>taminated smoked foods.<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

A relatively short, straightforward LC method has been developed for the analysis of several<br />

smoked foods for NPAHs. Although no NPAHs were isolated from any of the smoked foods<br />

analyzed, the recovery data indicate that the method is reliable. A study of the distributi<strong>on</strong><br />

ratios of DMBaAc, DbajAc, and DbahAc between cyclohexane and the aqueous ethanolic<br />

sap<strong>on</strong>ificati<strong>on</strong> digest indicates that the best recovery of the azaarenes occurred when the<br />

water-ethanol ratio was 1:1. Future studies will include oil-c<strong>on</strong>taminated foods.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

1. Buchanan, M. V., Ho, C., Guerin (1981) in Chemical Analysis and Biological Fate:<br />

Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>s, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, p. 133-144.<br />

2. Hertz, H. S., et al. (1980) Anal. Chem. 52, 1650-1657.<br />

3. Colin, H., Schmitter, J., & Guioch<strong>on</strong>, G. (1981) Anal. Chem. 53, 625-631.<br />

4. Joe, F. L., Jr., Salemme, J., & Fazio, T. (1984) J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 67, 1076-<br />

1082.<br />

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