@conference{
author = "Trajković, Ivana and Sentić, Milica and Deršek-Timotić, Ivana and Cvetković, Slobodan and Stojanović, Zoran and Onjia, Antonije",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are amongst the most toxic
compounds known to man. Several PAHs are proven to be carcinogenic, mutagenic,
and teratogenic. Due to their wide distribution in the environment and their toxicity,
it is considered important to monitor the levels of these compounds in foodstuffs. PAHs have been detected in many food products including plant-based such as
vegetable oils, cereal grains, herbs, spices, teas, and supplements1,2. As the
awareness of the healthy lifestyle has increased globally, the intake of medicinal
herbs such as teas and spices has also grown immensely. Therefore, an even bigger
emphasis must be made to monitor the toxic levels of PAHs in herbs. The maximum
concentrations of certain contaminants in food in the Republic of Serbia included
PAHs values in dry herbs only by the end of 2019 ("Official Gazette / RS", No.
81/2019)3
. Herein, were investigated the sources of PAHs contamination in dry
herbs collected from the different parts of Serbia, its quantification and the potential
health risk posed by their toxicity.",
publisher = "Skopje : Society of chemists and technologists of Macedonia",
journal = "Book of abstracts / 26th Congress of SCTM with international participation 20–23 September 2023 Metropol Lake Resort Ohrid, R. Macedonia",
title = "Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Dry Herbs: Source Identification, Quantification, and Health Risk Assessment",
pages = "109-108",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_technorep_7048"
}