Open AccessPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smokehouses.
Author(s) -
L Nordholm,
Espensen Im,
Jensen Hs,
E Holst
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2094
Subject(s) - kiln , environmental chemistry , curing (chemistry) , smoke , chemistry , environmental science , doors , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon , waste management , organic chemistry , engineering , structural engineering , polymer chemistry
The level of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from smoking kilns in Danish smokehouses was determined. Of 60 smokehouses curing fish with hot smoke from smoldering alder chips, 10 companies were selected for the analysis of workzone air. The amount of PAH, determined as the sum of 11 selected compounds, varied from 2.2 micrograms/m3 to 2,472 micrograms/m3 above the kiln doors. Samples taken approximately 2 m in front of the kiln doors contained 0-19.2 micrograms/m3.