Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) in vegetables and fruits produced in Saudi Arabia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 543-547

  Ashraf, Muhammad Waqar ^a   Salam, A ^b  

^a PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CIBA Vision Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human exposure; PAH; Risk assessment; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; DIETARY EXPOSURE; FLUORANTHENE; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INTAKE RATE; MAJOR CITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SAUDI ARABIA;

ANTHRACENE; CORE LEVELS; FRUITS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; DAUCUS CAROTA; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE P1D; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMAN; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SAUDI ARABIA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84861174691     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0528-8     Document Type: Article

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