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Table 4.

PAHs component of plantain samples

Pahs Components	Fresh unripe plantain	Charcoal unripe plantain	Firewood roasted unripe plantain	Oven roasted roasted unripe plantain	Fried unripe plantain	Charcoal + polythene roasted unripe plantain	Recovery rate of individual PAH (%)
Acenaphthane	0.7 ± 0.1^a	1.2 ± 0.2^b	1.4 ± 0.1^b	0.8 ± 0.2^a	0.6 ± 0.1^a	10.0 ± 0.2^c	85
Acenaphthylene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
benzo(ghi)perylene,	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
Benz(a)anthracene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
Anthracene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	1.3 ± 0.2^a	65
Benzo (a) pyrene	0.1 ± 0.1^a	0.2 ± 0.2^b	0.2 ± 0.1^b	0.1 ± 0.2^a	0.1 ± 0.1^a	ND	73
Benzo(b) fluoranthene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	0.9 ± 0.2^a	85
Benzo(k) fluoranthene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
Chrysene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
Dibenzy (a,h) anthracene	1.2 ± 0.1^a	7.0 ± 0.2^d	7.1 ± 0.1^d	5.9 ± 0.2^c	2.9 ± 0.1^b	ND	85
Flouranthene	0.5 ± 0.1^a	0.5 ± 0.2^a	0.5 ± 0.1^a	0.5 ± 0.2^a	0.4 ± 0.1^a	5.0 ± 0.2^b	62
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
Naphthalene	0.9 ± 0.1^a	4.1 ± 0.2^d	4.1 ± 0.1^d	3.4 ± 0.2^c	1.3 ± 0.1^b	0.8 ± 0.2^a	75
Phenanthrene	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	85
Pyrene	3.7 ± 0.1^b	3.7 ± 0.2^b	3.7 ± 0.1^b	3.7 ± 0.2^b	3.7 ± 0.1^b	1.0 ± 0.2^a	70
Fluorene	0.9 ± 0.1^a	2.6 ± 0.2^c	2.6 ± 0.1^c	0.9 ± 0.2^a	0.8 ± 0.1^a	1.1 ± 0.2^b	85
Total PAHS	8.0 ± 0.1	19.3 ± 0.2	19.6 ± 0.1	15.3 ± 0.2	9.8 ± 0.1	20.1 ± 0.2	85

ND Not Detected

Results are expressed in mean ± SD. Values having different letter as superscript across the row are considered significant at p < 0.05. n = 3