Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Bangladeshi vegetables and fruits.
Food Chem Toxicol
; 49(1): 244-7, 2011 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-21056073
ABSTRACT
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occur as contaminants in different types of food predominantly from environmental pollution, food packaging and food processing and the levels found depend on the source of the contamination. PAHs emissions from automobile traffic and industry activities were shown to influence the PAHs levels and profiles in vegetables and fruits grown nearby. The present study was carried out to determine the levels of PAHs in samples of tomato, cabbage and apple, collected from six different places of urban and rural areas of plantation in Dhaka city. Eight PAHs listed in the priority pollutant of US Environment Protection Agency and regarded as carcinogens were analyzed in this study. The analytical method involved saponification with methanolic KOH, liquid-liquid extraction with cyclohexane, clean-up on silica gel column and determination by Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The mean levels of total PAHs were 9.50 µg/kg in tomato, 8.86 µg/kg in cabbage and 4.05 µg/kg in apple. Of the carcinogenic PAHs, benzo(a)anthracene was the most representative, being found in 89% of all samples analysed. Chrysene was not detected in any sample.
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Assunto principal:
Compostos Policíclicos
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Verduras
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Poluentes Ambientais
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Frutas
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Asia
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En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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