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The Occurrence of Carcinogenic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons in Foodstuffs in Hungary

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Further Studies in the Assessment of Toxic Actions

Part of the book series: Archives of Toxicology ((TOXICOLOGY,volume 4))

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The quantity of plycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Hungarian foods and consumer goods were measured in more than 300 samples of food and other consumables. In more than 60% of the samples, pyrene, fluoranthene, benz(a)anthracene and benzo(g,h,i)perylene were detectable besides the highly carcinogenic benzo(a)pyrene (BaP). Investigational results and consumption data show that the average per man-year BaP intake with food in Hungary is 300–600 μg.

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  1. Institute of Nutrition, Gyáli ut 3/a, 1097, Budapest, Hungary

    K. Soós

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  1. Department of Pharmacology, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

    Philip L. Chambers

  2. Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, DDR-6900, Jena, GDR

    Wolfgang Klinger

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Soós, K. (1980). The Occurrence of Carcinogenic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons in Foodstuffs in Hungary. In: Chambers, P.L., Klinger, W. (eds) Further Studies in the Assessment of Toxic Actions. Archives of Toxicology, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67729-8_104

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