Table 4: The concentrations (µg/g) of congeners of PAHs in vegetable samples (n = 16) collected from the study area.
Sampling Sites | Suburbs | Concentration level (µg/g) | |||
B(b)F | B(k)F | I(1,2,3-cd)P | B(g,h,i)P | ||
Atonsu | < LOD | < LOD | 0.4 | < LOD | |
Farms | Chirepatre | 0.011 | 0.011 | < LOD | < LOD |
KNUST | < LOD | < LOD | 0.234 | < LOD | |
Tanoso | 0.004 | 0.028 | < LOD | 0.835 | |
Ayigya | < LOD | 0.103 | < LOD | < LOD | |
Markets | Kejetia | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD |
Kwadaso | < LOD | 0.031 | 0.031 | < LOD | |
Santasi | 0.003 | 0.031 | 0.205 | < LOD | |
Street Food Vending Sites | Aboabo | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD |
Asafo | 0.004 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | |
Bantama | 0.002 | < LOD | 0.408 | < LOD | |
KNUST | 0.002 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | |
Adum | 0.002 | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | |
Airport Roundabout | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | < LOD | |
Fante New Town | < LOD | < LOD | 0.04 | 0.414 | |
Cafetaria | Suame | 0.002 | < LOD | < LOD | 0.342 |
B(b)F = Benzo(b)fluoranthene; B(k)F = Benzo(k)fluoranthene; I(1,2,3-cd)P = Indenol(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene; B(g,h,i)P = Benzo(g,h,i)perylene.
< LOD = Below detectable limits.