PAH

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Fluoranthene and pyrene = Major PAH followed by phenanthene and anthracene acenaphtene fluorene benzanthrene and chrysene in few samples


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Food primary source of PAH's, and PAH levels are diet dependent.


PAHs are released by the combustion of wood, coal and oil and transported into the admosphere. Some PAHs are considered carcinogenic in fish, others might not be. [2]
  1. Hellou et al 1990
  2. Biology of marine birds. Schreiber, E.A. & Burger, J. (Eds). 2002. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. 722 pp.