ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDES AND POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN BEEF JERKY MEAT FROM NIGERIA AND THEIR DIETARY CONCENTRATION TO HUMAN

Authors

  • Emmanuel Ilesanmi Adeyeye Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363 Ado-Ekiti
  • Olayinka Abidemi Ibigbami Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363 Ado-Ekiti
  • Abiodun Folasade Akinsola Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363 Ado-Ekiti
  • Olubunmi Adenike Akinwumi Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363 Ado-Ekiti
  • Rauf Abioye Olatoye Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363 Ado-Ekiti
  • Adeolu Jonathan Adesina Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363 Ado-Ekiti
  • Abdul Ademola Olaleye Department of Chemistry, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State

Keywords:

beef jerky meat, risk assessment, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carcinogenic

Abstract

The study reports the concentrations, daily intake levels and possible potential health risks of 33 pesticides and 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in beef jerky meat samples collected from sellers in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. The PAHs concentration (µg/kg) ranged from 0.007 (indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene) to 0.516 (acenapthylene), while pesticides (µg/kg) ranged from 0.010(2,4,6-trichlorophenol) to 0.272 (oxamyl). The estimated daily intakes of the pesticides were within the acceptable daily intakes (EDI˂˂˂ADI). The hazard indices were significantly less than 1 (HI ˂˂ 1) with estimated range of 1.08 × 10-7 (pyriproxyfen) to 1.81 × 10-4 (aldrin). Non carcinogenic equivalent (mg/kg/day) intakes of PAHs from beef jerky consumption ranged from 0.000027 (pyrene) to 0.00421 (anthracene), while the carcinogenic equivalent concentration ranged from 0.000024 (chrysene) to 0.265 benzo(a)pyrene. The risk associated with beef jerky meat showed no potential non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk while mutagenic and carcinogenic risk revealed low potential health risk as compared to the guideline value (1.0 × 10-6) for potential cancer risk.

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Published

2021-06-15

Issue

Vol. 75 No. 1 (2021): Journal of Agricultural Food and Environmental Sciences, JAFES

Section

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