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Concept introduction: With the rapid development of industrialization, fossil fuels are being burned giving out unburnt aromatic compounds. The aromatic compounds are emitted out in the form of smoke causing risks to human health. These compounds are mostly benzo [a] pyrene and are carcinogenic. It mainly affects those working in the oil processing sectors where polycyclic hydrocarbons are emitted. These polycyclic hydrocarbons interact with enzymes in body producing
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