Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some Canadian commercial fish, shellfish, and meat products by liquid chromatography with confirmation by capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal Article · · J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jf00124a022· OSTI ID:6102391

Lawrence, J F; Weber, D F

Eighteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 11 of which are known carcinogens (oral, inhalation, dermal, or other) were determined in a variety of selected food commodities available in Canada including smoked and unsmoked seafood products, meat spreads, and fried and char-broiled meats. All samples were carried through a saponification step followed by a liquid-liquid partition, a Florisil column cleanup, and then a second liquid-liquid partition before analysis. Reversed-phase liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection compared well with capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Total carcinogenic PAH levels ranged from not detectable up to several hundred micrograms per kilogram in some cases (oil from a can of smoked oysters). Most samples contained levels in the low-to-sub micrograms per kilogram range. 26 references, 4 figures, 8 tables.

• Research Organization: Food Research Division, Ottawa, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 6102391
• Journal Information: J. Agric. Food Chem.; (United States), Vol. 32:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
MEAT
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
SEAFOOD
CANADA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOOD
POLLUTION SOURCES
AROMATICS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DATA
FISH PRODUCTS
HYDROCARBONS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
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