Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in olive fruits as a measure of air pollution in the valley of Florence (Italy)

  • Published:
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Dennis MJ, Massey RC, McWeeney DJ, Knowles ME (1983) Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in UK total diets. Food Chem Toxicol 21:569–574.

    Google Scholar 

  • Grimmer G, Hildebrandt A (1965) Kohlenwasserstoffe in der Ungebung des Menschen. II Mitteilung. Der Gehalt Polycyclischer Kohlenwasserstoffe in Brotgetreide verschiedener Standorte. Z Krebforsch 67, 272–277.

    Google Scholar 

  • Grimmer G, Duevel D (1970) Zur endogenen Bildung von Polycyclisches Kohlenwasserstoffen in hoheren Pflanzen. 8. Cancerogene Kohlenwasserstoffen under umgebung des Menschen. Sci Total Environ 25, 1171–1177.

    Google Scholar 

  • Harrison RM, Chirgawi MB (1989) The assessment of air and soil as contributors of some trace metals to vegetable plants. I. Use of filtered air growth cabinets. Sci Total Environ 83:13–34.

    Google Scholar 

  • Howard JW, Turicchi EW, White RH, Fazio T (1966) Extraction and estimation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in vegetable oils. J Assoc Officin Anal Chem 49:1236–1244.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ma TH, Harris MM, Anerson WA, Ahmed I, Mohammad I, Bare JL, Lin G (1984) Tradescantia-micronucleus tests on some health related agents. Mutat Res 38:157–167.

    Google Scholar 

  • Strachan WM, Glooschen WA (1988) Moss bags as monitors of organic contamination in the atmosphere. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 40:47–50.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thomas W (1986) Representativity of mosses as biomonitor organism for the accumulation of environmental chemicals in plants and soils. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 11:339–346.

    Google Scholar 

  • World Health Organization (1987) Heavy Metals and PAH Compounds from Municipal Incinerators. WHO, Environmental Series 32:1–66.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Viale Morgagni 65, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Giovanni Ignesti, Maura Lodovici & Piero Dolara

  2. Public Health Service, USL 10A, Florence, Italy

    Pagliai Lucia & Daniele Grechi

Authors
  1. Giovanni Ignesti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Maura Lodovici
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Piero Dolara
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Pagliai Lucia
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Daniele Grechi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ignesti, G., Lodovici, M., Dolara, P. et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in olive fruits as a measure of air pollution in the valley of Florence (Italy). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48, 809–814 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201139

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201139

Keywords

Search

Navigation