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Journal Article 
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sugarcane juice 
Tfouni, SAV; Souza, NG; Bertolani Neto, M; Loredo, ISD; Leme, FM; Furlani, RPZ 
2009 
Yes 
Food Chemistry
ISSN: 0308-8146
EISSN: 1873-7072 
ELSEVIER SCI LTD 
OXFORD 
116 
1 
391-394 
English 
WOS:000266028800059 
Sugarcane juice is a common beverage in many Brazilian cities. At harvesting season most sugarcane plantation is burnt and this procedure has been shown as an important source of PAHs emission. In the present study 80 samples of sugarcane juice collected from two Brazilian cities, in two different periods, were analysed for the presence of four PAHs: benz(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene. PAHs were detected in 50% of the samples. The samples collected between harvests presented mean sums of PAHs of 0.013 μg/kg and 0.012 μg/kg, while the samples collected during harvest presented mean sums of 0.053 μg/kg and 0.055 μg/kg. A higher concentration and incidence of PAHs in the juices collected in the harvest period was verified, corroborating the burning of the crops as a source of sugarcane juice contamination. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 
Sugarcane; Sugarcane juice; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)