title: [Comparative studies of the contamination of vegetable food products by carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the USSR and East Germany].
abstract: The content of benz(a)pyrene (BP) in the soil of the agricultural regions of the USSR, away from the intense sources of industrial wastes ranges within 1-10 microgram/kg and depends on the soil type. In the vicinity of the industrial enterprises, the BP content in the soil may be tens thousand times higher. The baseline natural content of BP in the green parts of the vegetables constitutes 1-5 microgram/kg, while in the grain, seeds and fruit it is 10-100 times lower. In the vicinity of the sources of industrial wastes, the BP content in the green parts of the vegetables, in the grain, seeds and fruit was found to be drastically increased. There is a correlation between the BP content in the potato tubers and the soil where the potato is grown.
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005859:Germany, East; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis; D010945:Plants, Edible / Q000032:analysis; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D014586:USSR; D014675:Vegetables / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D007220:Industrial Waste; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D012989:Soil Pollutants
vernacular_title: Sravnitel'nye issledovaniia zagriazneniia rastitel'nykh pishchevykh produktov kantserogennymi politsiklicheskimi aromaticheskimi uglevodorodami (PAU) v SSSR i GDR.