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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Profile of Kitchen Dusts

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Concentrations and profiles of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in thirty dust samples collected from kitchens that use wood cook system (WCS), kerosene stove cook system (KSCS) and butane gas cook system (BGCS). The total PAHs concentrations ranged from 52 to 497,  39 to 96 and 37 to 155 μg kg−1 for WCS, KSCS and BGCS respectively. The results indicate predominance of lower molecular weight (2–3 rings) over higher molecular weight PAHs and users of wood cook system are more exposed to higher levels of PAHs than the users of either kerosene cook system or butane gas cook system.

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Iwegbue, C.M.A. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Profile of Kitchen Dusts. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 86, 298–301 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0213-3

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