Distribution and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Vegetables Grown in Pakistan

Table 3

Average consumption of vegetables versus potential exposure of PAHs (μg/p/d).

Vegetable	Consumption (g/p/d)	Ant	B(a)A	B(e)P	B(b)F	B(k)F	B(a)P	D(ah)A	B(ghi)P	ΣPAH
Potato	75	0.216	0.089	0.239	0.108	0.084	0.131	0.024	0.084	1.157
Spinach	45	0.142	0.081	0.079	0.040	0.039	0.110	nd	0.026	0.517
Turnip	50	0.094	0.172	0.137	0.053	0.033	0.059	nd	nd	0.549
Carrot	60	0.127	0.172	0.126	0.127	0.069	0.190	nd	nd	0.812
Cabbage	55	0.184	0.063	0.103	0.031	0.027	0.103	nd	0.118	0.629
Tomato	45	0.200	0.084	0.056	0.007	0.008	0.005	nd	0.042	0.402
Eggplant	35	0.041	0.075	0.058	0.030	0.046	0.069	0.006	nd	0.325
Cucumber	37	0.033	0.069	0.053	0.036	0.036	0.087	0.012	0.029	0.355
Bitter gourd	43	0.028	0.033	0.029	0.037	0.029	0.057	0.037	nd	0.250
Total	445	1.065	0.838	0.880	0.469	0.371	0.811	0.079	0.299	4.996

nd: not detected.