Table 3 U- values and p-values for LMW-PAHs.

From: Health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in common food crops within and outside selected mining areas of Ebonyi State, Nigeria

PAHs

OKRA

CASSAVA

RICE

U-value

p-value

sig level

(p ≤ 0.05)

U-value

 

U-value

p-value

sig level

(p ≤ 0.05)

FLU

4.00

0.026

12.00

FLU

4.00

0.026

NAPH

0.00

0.002

6.00

NAPH

0.00

0.002

PHEN

0.00

0.002

9.00

PHEN

0.00

0.002

ACEN

9.00

0.180

6.00

ACEN

9.00

0.180

ACENA

3.00

0.015

3.00

ACENA

3.00

0.015

FLUO

12.00

0.394

8.00

0.132

12.00

0.394

BENA

18.00

1.000

18.00

1.000

18.00

1.000

BaP

5.00

0.041

14.00

0.589

9.00

0.180

Bg, h,iPE

18.00

1.000

18.00

1.000

18.00

1.000

BkFLO

3.00

0.015

3.00

0.015

3.00

0.002

DahANT

6.00

0.065

9.00

0.180

9.00

0.180

PYR

18.00

1.000

18.00

1.000

18.00

1.000

BbFLO

4.5

0.026

11.5

0.310

7.00

0.093