Human dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review of the scientific literature

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-153

  Domingo, José L ^a   Nadal, Martí ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cooking procedures; Dietary intake; Foodstuffs; Health risks; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLLUTANT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PYROLYSIS; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 84945190593     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2015.10.002     Document Type: Review

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