Exposure levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in wild rats in Kumasi, Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorBortey-Sam, Nesta
dc.contributor.authorIkenaka, Yoshinori
dc.contributor.authorAkoto, Osei
dc.contributor.authorNakayama, Shouta M.M.
dc.contributor.authorYohannes, Yared Beyene
dc.contributor.authoret. al
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-15T09:54:07Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T01:55:47Z
dc.date.available2020-06-15T09:54:07Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T01:55:47Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-31
dc.descriptionAn article published by Peer reviewed and revised papersen_US
dc.description.abstractWild rats were trapped from communities in Kumasi, Ghana, to determine the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals. The results of the study showed that phenanthrene (0.51 ± 0.08 ng/g dw) was the most abundant individual PAH in the liver of wild rats. The ΣPAH concentrations in liver ranged from 0.05 to 1.64 ng/g dw in Bomso (a community) and city centre, respectively. Abundance of individual PAHs in the liver of wild rats decreased in the order: phenanthrene > pyrene > acenaphthene > naphthalene > fluoranthene and > anthracene. Levels of phenanthrene and pyrene detected were significantly higher than other PAHs. Naphthalene and fluoranthene were detected in 80% and 78% of the samples collected respectively. Heavy metals in the liver of wild rats in Kumasi decreased in the order Zn > Cu > As > Ni > Pb > Co > Cd > Cr.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/12391
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPeer reviewed and revised papersen_US
dc.subjectWild rats,en_US
dc.subjectPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,en_US
dc.subjectHeavy metals,en_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleExposure levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in wild rats in Kumasi, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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