Advances in Food Science and Engineering
Evaluation of PAH Contamination from Smoke in Smoked Fish Obtained from Northern Nigeria
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- Oko, O. J.*
Department of Chemical Sciences, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria - C. O. B. Okoye
Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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