본 연구에서는 전국에서 유통되는 대두유, 참기름, 올리브유, 마아가린 등 식용유지 총 205건을 대상으로 대표적 PAHs 화합물인 benzo(a)pyrene 등 8개 PAHs 화합물에 대하여 분석하였다. 분석한 식용유지의 PAHs 평균 함량은 각각 benzo(a)anthracene $0.53{mu}g/kg$, chrysene $0.82{mu}g/kg$, benzo(b)fluoranthene $0.50{mu}g/kg$, benzo(k)fluoranthene $0.18{mu}g/kg$, benzo(a)pyrene $0.35{mu}g/kg$, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene $0.16{mu}g/kg$, benzo(g,h,i)perylene $0.31{mu}g/kg$, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene $0.44{mu}g/kg$이었다. 조사결과 우리나라에서 현재 유통되는 식용유지 중 benzo(a)pyrene 등 PAHs 함량은 외국의 모니터링 결과와 유사하거나 낮았다.
Concentrations of PAHs [benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene] in vegetable oils and fats available in Korean market were estimated. Involved methodology were liquid-liquid partition, purification on Sep-Pak Florisil Cartridges, and high performance liquid chromatography using fluorescence detector. Overall recoveries for eight PAHs spiked into vegetable oils and fats ranged from 68.2 to 101.5%, averaging 85.4%. Mean levels of benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, and indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene in vegetable oils and fats were 0.53, 0.82, 0.50, 0.18, 0.35, 0.16, 0.31, and $0.44{mu}g/kg$, respectively.
