Investigating the origin and tissue concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seafood and health risk in Niger Delta, Nigeria

Author:

Udofia Udeme Sunday1,Ameh Charles2,Miller Eula3,Ekpenyong Mandu Stephen3ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Food Science and Technology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria

2. College of Applied Food Sciences and Tourism, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria

3. Department of Nursing, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6GX, UK

Abstract

The origin, tissue concentration, and health risk of PAH contaminants in three economically important species of seafood, including catfish, prawns, and periwinkles from the crude oil-impacted Niger Delta region, were investigated.

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Environmental Chemistry,General Medicine

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