Simultaneous determination of eight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and six Polychlorinated Biphenyls in canned sardines and human health risk.

The present study aimed to quantify the levels of eight marker PAHs and six indicator PCBs in canned sardine fish using the QuEChERS (fast, easy, cheap, effective, resistant, and safe) method and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Recoveries of PAHs and PCBs varied from 62% to 120% and 82% to 103% respectively, with a maximum relative standard deviation of 12.2%. Raw sardine contained BaP, PAH8, and Σ6PCBs levels of 4.07 ± 0.30 µg/kg, 23.3 ± 0.55 µg/kg, and 7.19 ± 0.15 µg/kg, respectively. Levels of PAH8 and Σ6PCBs in canned sardine fish varied from