Hacquetia epipactis (Scop.) DC. (Umbelliferae) is the only species of the genus Hacquetia growing mainly in Poland. In presented work extracts from fruits of this plant were investigated on the presence of phenolic acids. Free phenolic acid fractions and fractions obtained from the acid and alkaline hydrolyses were analysed by 2D TLC on cellulose layers. Chromatograms were observed in UV light (366 nm) before and after treatment with ammonia vapour and in daylight after derivatisation with 3% FeCI3 or diazotized sulphanilic acid. RP-HPLC analysis was performed using mobile phase methanol-water (20:80) with 1% acetic acid (v/v). Before HPLC samples had been purified using SPE method. The contents of phenolic acids in extract from fruits of Hacquetia (in ng/g of dry mass) were as follows: 47.69 - caffeic, 34.00 - p-coumaric, 15.35 - protocatechuic, 9.03 - p-hydroxybenzoic, 7.31 - ferulic and 6.22 - vanillic acid.
In this paper physical, chemical and toxical properties of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been described. Different methods for isolation of these compounds from air, water and soil were presented. Various chromatographic methods such as gas chromatography (GC and CGC/MS), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV-Vis, diode array and fluorescence detection, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) were applied for PAH determination.