@Article{, title={The Concentrations, Distribution and Sources of Benzo (a) Pyrene in Vegetables from Al-Diwaniya Province, Iraq.}, author={Faiq F. Karam1}, journal={Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Pure Science مجلة القادسية للعلوم الصرفة}, volume={2}, number={20}, pages={86-91}, year={2015}, abstract={Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) occur as pollutants in different types of foodpredominantly from environmental contamination, food packaging and food processing and thelevels found depend on the source of the pollution. PAHs emissions from automobile traffic andindustry activities are the main sources influence the PAHs levels and profiles in vegetables andfruits grown nearby. The present study was carried out to determine the levels of Benzo (a)Pyrene compound in samples of lettuce, tomato and cabbageand use these data to furtherestimate the dietary exposure of population how live in Al-Diwaniya province to Benzo (a)Pyrene compound. Samples of each vegetable were collected in six different places in AlDiwaniya Province and analysed for Benzo (a) Pyrene compound. The analytical methodinvolved saponification with methanolic KOH, liquid–liquid extraction with cyclohexane, cleanup on silica gel column and determination by gas chromatography. The maximum levels ofBenzo (a) Pyrene were 9.32 µg/kg in lettuce, 2.37µg/kg in tomato, 6.81 µg/kg in cabbage.

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