Title
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Dutch total diet samples (1984-1986)
Author
de Vos, R.H.
van Dokkum, W.
Schouten, A.
Jong de -Berkhout, P.
Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO
Publication year
1990
Abstract
Over a period of 2.5 yr, 221 different food items of a 'market basket' of 18-yr-old males were purchased every 3 months. In total, 10 market baskets were collected. The foodstuffs were prepared by normal methods and combined into 23 commodity groups. Homogenates were prepared from each commodity group, followed by analysis for 17 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). All these compounds were detected. The most frequently occurring PAHs were benzo[b]fluoranthene, fluoranthene and benzo[k]fluoranthene, in 59, 48 and 46% of the samples, respectively. The highest concentration of a single PAH was 36 μg chrysene/kg in the commodity group 'sugar and sweets'. On the basis of concentrations found in the total diet samples the possible daily intakes of the various PAHs were calculated. The mean daily intake of the total PAH fraction analysed was between 5 μg/day (low estimate) and 17 μg/day (high estimate). The intake of the carcinogenic PAH fraction was roughly half these amounts. The largest contribution to the daily PAH intake came from sugar and sweets, cereals, oils, fats and nuts. Chemicals/CAS: Carcinogens; Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
Subject
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
Chrysene
Fluoranthene
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
Adult
Adolescent
Carcinogens
Diet
Energy Intake
Food Analysis
Human
Male
Netherlands
Nutrition Surveys
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-6915(90)90038-o
TNO identifier
231187
ISSN
0278-6915
Source
Food and Chemical Toxicology, 28 (4), 263-268
Document type
article