title: Quantitatively assessing the health risk of exposure to PAHs from intake of smoked meats.
abstract: Smoked meat and meat products represent a significant part of the daily diet in south-west China and many other parts of the world. In this study, we evaluated the health risks of long-term exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a daily low dose exposures (from intake of PAH-containing smoked meats) in south-west China for eight groups of people based on a Monte Carlo simulation. Total concentrations of PAHs in smoked meats from south-west China ranged from 14.4 to 56.3μgkg(-1). The 95th percentile carcinogenic risk (CR) values of eight groups in four cities and provinces were lower than the acceptable value (1.00E-5), indicating no significant risk. The 95th percentile Hazard Index (HI) values were below 1, suggesting no obvious non-carcinogenic effects developed. This study was the first attempt to provide information on the potential health risk for daily intake of PAH-containing smoked meat.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China. Electronic address: 1060828907@qq.com.
authors.forename: Jiafu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China. Electronic address: lixg@ouc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xianguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
authors.forename: Chenjian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China. Electronic address: Dahaizhang@ouc.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Dahai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D002947:Cities; D003296:Cooking; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012906:Smoke
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012906:Smoke
keywords: Health risk; Monte Carlo simulation; PAHs; Smoked meat; South-west China