Concentrations, sources and risk characterisation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in green, herbal and black tea products in Nigeria
This study describes the analysis of 16 +1 US-EPA Priority PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) occurrence in twenty-three (23) imported and locally manufactured samples of green, black and herbal tea commercially marketed and widely consumed in Nigeria. A gas chromatograph (GC) coupled with an auto-sampler in tandem with a flame ionisation detector (FID) was used for the analysis. The...
Published at Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
Issue 66
Pages 13-22
Published in 2018
Benson, N. U., Fred-Ahmadu, O. H., Olugbuyiro, J. A. O., Anake, W. U., Adedapo, A. E., & Olajire, A. A.
Fred-Ahmadu Omowunmi H. » Omowunmi holds a PhD in Environmental Chemistry from Covenant University. She obtained her BSc. Chemistry degree and an Executive MBA degree from University of Lagos, Akoka. She completed her masters degree in Environmental Chemistry with distinction at Covenant University in June 2016. She is currently a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Covenant University, Ota. She is a self... view full profile
