Data on quantification of PAHs and elemental contentindry Camellia sinensis and herbal tea

Fred-Ahmadu, O.H. and Benson, N. U. (2018) Data on quantification of PAHs and elemental contentindry Camellia sinensis and herbal tea. Data in Brief. pp. 1286-1296. ISSN 2352-3409

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Abstract

Here wepresentdataonpotentiallytoxicmetalsandpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)incommerciallysoldteabrandsin Nigeria. Thearticleprovidesdataonthesequentialextractionand the pseudo-totalconcentrationsofeightmetals(Cd,Cr,Cu,Mn,Ni, Pb, VandZn)andpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbons(PAHs)indry Camellia sinensis and herbaltea.Thethree-stepCommunityBureau of Reference(BCR)methodandaciddigestionwithaquaregia wereadoptedforsequentialandtotalmetalextractions,respec- tively.TheextractionofbrandedteasamplesforPAHsanalysishas been describedin “Concentrations, sourcesandriskcharacterisa- tion ofpolycyclicaromatichydrocarbons(PAHs)ingreen,herbal and blackteaproductsinNigeria” [1] and “PolycyclicAromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)OccurrenceandToxicityin C. sinensis and Herbal Tea” [2]. ElementalandPAHsanalysesofextractswere determined byMicrowavePlasmaAtomicEmissionSpectroscopy (Agilent MP-AES4100)andAgilentgaschromatograph7890A coupled with flame ionizationdetector(FID),respectively

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2019 11:24
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2019 11:24
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/12437

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