Table 4 Mean Rank (MR) for PAHs within the mining sites and 500 m away.

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

PAHs

A SITES

B SITES

Okra

Cassava

Rice

Okra

Cassava

Rice

FLU

8.83

7.50

8.17

4.17

5.50

4.83

NAPH

9.50

8.50

9.00

3.50

4.50

4.00

PHEN

9.50

8.00

8.75

3.50

5.00

4.25

ACEN

8.00

8.50

9.00

5.00

4.50

4.00

ACENA

9.00

9.00

8.50

4.00

4.00

4.50

FLUO

5.50

4.83

5.50

7.50

8.17

7.50

BENA

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

BaP

4.33

7.17

8.00

8.67

5.83

5.00

Bg, h,iPE

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

BkFLO

9.00

9.00

9.50

4.00

4.00

3.50

DahANT

8.50

8.00

8.00

4.50

5.00

5.00

PYR

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

BbFLO

8.75

7.58

8.33

4.25

5.42

4.67