Difference between revisions of "PAH"
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| + | PAHs are released by the combustion of wood, coal and oil and transported into the admosphere. Some PAHs are considered carcinogenic in fish, others might not be. <ref>Biology of marine birds. Schreiber, E.A. & Burger, J. (Eds). 2002. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 722 pp. </ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 16 July 2009
Fluoranthene and pyrene = Major PAH followed by phenanthene and anthracene acenaphtene fluorene benzanthrene and chrysene in few samples
Food primary source of PAH's, and PAH levels are diet dependent.
