title: The occurrence of carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons in foodstuffs in Hungary.
abstract: The quantity of phycyclic 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 microgram.
mesh_terms: D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000032:analysis; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001580:Benzopyrenes; D002273:Carcinogens; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds