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The Concentrations, Distribution and Sources of Benzo (a) Pyrene in Vegetables from Al-Diwaniya Province, Iraq. | ||
| journal of al-qadisiyah for pure science(quarterly) | ||
| Article 1, Volume 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 86-91 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Faiq F. Karam | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occur as pollutants in different types of food predominantly from environmental contamination, food packaging and food processing and the levels found depend on the source of the pollution. PAHs emissions from automobile traffic and industry activities are the main sources influence the PAHs levels and profiles in vegetables and fruits grown nearby. The present study was carried out to determine the levels of Benzo (a) Pyrene compound in samples of lettuce, tomato and cabbageand use these data to further estimate the dietary exposure of population how live in Al-Diwaniya province to Benzo (a) Pyrene compound. Samples of each vegetable were collected in six different places in AlDiwaniya Province and analysed for Benzo (a) Pyrene compound. The analytical method involved saponification with methanolic KOH, liquid–liquid extraction with cyclohexane, cleanup on silica gel column and determination by gas chromatography. The maximum levels of Benzo (a) Pyrene were 9.32 µg/kg in lettuce, 2.37µg/kg in tomato, 6.81 µg/kg in cabbage. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Benzo; pollution of vegetables; Diwaniya pollution; extraction of Benzo; PAHs | ||
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