Abstract

Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoked food materials from roadside barbeque spots in western Nigeria were determined. Different samples of smoked fish, meat and plantain were collected from states in western region of Nigeria. Analyses of PAHs in various samples were done using GC-MS operated in selected ion monitoring mode. Result showed the values of PAH4 observed for the smoked fish, meat and plantain were 511, 513, 445 µg/kg, respectively. Also concentrations of Benzo [a] pyrene observed for the samples were 61, 66 and 45 µg/kg for fish, meat and plantain, respectively. These values were above maximum acceptable level. The study revealed that consumption of smoked roadside food materials could pose a danger to human health

摘要

测定了尼日利亚西部路边烧烤点的熏制食品材料中的多环芳烃 (PAH) 水平。从尼日利亚西部地区的各州收集了不同的熏鱼、肉类和车前草样本。使用在选定离子监测模式下运行的 GC-MS 对各种样品中的 PAH 进行分析。结果显示，熏鱼、肉类和车前草的 PAH4 值分别为 511、513、445 µg/kg。此外，从样品中观察到的苯并 [a] 芘浓度在鱼、肉和车前草中分别为 61、66 和 45 µg/kg。这些值高于最大可接受水平。研究表明，食用烟熏路边食品可能对人类健康构成威胁