Describes a measurement method for the determination of the particle bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compoundsobenz[a]anthracene (BaA), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjF), benzo[k]fluoranthenet(BkF), dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DBahA), indeno[1,2,3-cd] pyrene (INP) and benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) in ambient air, which can be used in the framework of Council Directive 2008/50/EC [10] and Directive 2004/107/EC [11].