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Determination of Benzene in some Beverages under Certain Conditions


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1 Department of Food Control and Analytical Chemistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh Street, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
2 Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic
     

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In this study, benzene levels was determined in several beverage containing benzoate salts and ascorbic acid and which were exposed to high temperature and UV light. The samples were analyzed using a headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique HS-GC-MS. The benzene was detected in a number of samples, but the percentage did not exceed the authorized global values.

Keywords

Benzene, Beverages, Ascorbic Acid, Benzoate Salts, Headspace Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (HS-GC-MS).
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Authors

Nagham Makhoul
Department of Food Control and Analytical Chemistry, Damascus University, Al-Mazzeh Street, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Joumaa Al-Zohouri
Damascus University, Syrian Arab Republic

Abstract


In this study, benzene levels was determined in several beverage containing benzoate salts and ascorbic acid and which were exposed to high temperature and UV light. The samples were analyzed using a headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique HS-GC-MS. The benzene was detected in a number of samples, but the percentage did not exceed the authorized global values.

Keywords


Benzene, Beverages, Ascorbic Acid, Benzoate Salts, Headspace Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (HS-GC-MS).

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