%0 Journal Article
%T IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CARCINOGENIC PAH COMPONENTS IN FOUR DIFFERENT SPECIES OF TRADITIONALLY SMOKED FISH PURCHASED IN PORT-HARCOURT METROPOLIS, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
%A OSU CHARLES IKENNA
%A ASUOHA
%A ADAKU NNENNA
%J Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation
%D 2012
%I 
%X Four different traditionally smoked species of fish were analyzed to investigate the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons components. Identification and quantitative analysis of the PAHs components were achieved by gas chromatography. The results obtained showed that the PAHs components present in the samples ranged from 112.340 ㊣ 0.300 每 42.230 ㊣ 0.100 米g/kg, anthracene; 3.500 ㊣ 0.050 每 17.450 ㊣ 0.210 米g/kg, naphthalene; 0.068 ㊣ 0.001 每 1.412 ㊣ 0.007 米g/kg, Fluoranthene; 0.043 ㊣ 0.001 每 0.065 ㊣ 0.002 米g/kg, Fluorene; 0.067 ㊣ 0.001 每 0.094 ㊣ 0.002 米g/kg, Phenanthrene; 4.650 ㊣ 0.002 每 7.890 ㊣ 0.004 米g/kg, Chrysene; 4.250 ㊣ 0.056 每 6.023 ㊣ 0.024 米g/kg, Pyrene(a)pyrene; 1.040 ㊣ 0.001 - 3.400 ㊣ 0.002 米g/kg, benzo(a)fluoranthene; 1.780 ㊣ 0.004 每 3.750 ㊣ 0.023 米g/kg, benzo(k) fluoranthene. And the total PAHs concentration ranged from 25.198 每 82.428 米g/kg. Traditionally smoked fish should be avoided due to it encouraged PAHs formation and causing health hazards.
%K Wood smoke
%K PAHs
%K fish
%K toxicity
%K health
%U http://trisanita.org/jases/asespaper2012/ases29v7n3y2012.pdf