Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), mainly formed by incomplete anthropogenic organic matter combustion, are ubiquitous in the environment. To assess milk PAH contamination sources, milk samples were collected from the tank milk at farms located near potential contaminating emission sources such as cementworks, steelworks, and motorways. PAH analyses were carried out by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Eight PAHs were identified in milk: naphthalene, acenaphthylene, acenaphthene, fluorene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, and benzo[a]anthracene. For all potential contaminating sources, these eight PAHs were detected with similar profiles and at low concentrations except for fluorene and naphthalene, for which source-molecule interaction is pointed out.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4640-4642 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cementwork
- Milk
- Motorway
- PAHs
- Ruminant
- Steelwork