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The determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some foods from industrialized areas in South Eastern Nigeria: human health risk impact

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry
Volume 30 (2019): Issue 1 (January 2019)
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|May 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2019-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2286-038X | Journal ISSN: 1583-2430
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Language: English
Page range: 37 - 43
Submitted on: Mar 16, 2019
Accepted on: Apr 10, 2019
Published on: May 11, 2019
Published by: Ovidius University of Constanta
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
incremental life time cancer risk (ILCR),
benzo(a)pyrene toxicity equivalence (TEBaP)
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Chemistry, other

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