Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon levels in milk collected near potential contamination sources

Nathalie Grova*, Cyril Feidt, Cécile Crépineau, Claire Laurent, Paul Eric Lafargue, Adam Hachimi, Gudo Rychen

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4640-4642
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume50
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cementwork
  • Milk
  • Motorway
  • PAHs
  • Ruminant
  • Steelwork

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