Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in air and fallouts from an e-waste polluted region in southeast China : insight into levels, compositional profiles, and seasonal variation

Air and fallout samples were collected seasonally in an e-waste polluted region in southeast of China in 2013-2014. The annual polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) concentrations in air and fallout samples were 200 ± 162 pg m(-3) and 320 ± 255 ng g(-1), respectively. The deposition flux calculated from the fallout concentration was 110 ± 77.3 ng m(-2) day(-1). The PBDE levels and deposition fluxes of the samples deployed within the e-waste central area were three to four times higher than those in the surrounding area. The congener profiles in the air samples could be commonly found in commercial penta-BDE mixtures. BDE209 was the most dominant congener in fallout samples. Debromination processes were confirmed to occur both in the air and fallouts due to the minor amounts or inexistence of some congeners in technical PBDE products. The highest gaseous PBDE concentration was found during the summer while lowest during the autumn. PBDE concentration in fallouts turned up higher in the cold months while lower in the warm months. The similarity of deposition fluxes at sites in the e-waste central area indicated a steady PBDE emission source, whereas the significant relationship between deposition fluxes and particle weights at sites in the e-waste surrounding area suggested the scavenging of PBDEs in this area was largely associated with particles.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Environmental science and pollution research international - 22(2015), 24 vom: 12. Dez., Seite 19676-86

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Junxia [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Kuangfei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Air
Air Pollutants
Deposition fluxes
Fallouts
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
Hazardous Substances
Journal Article
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Seasonal variation

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Date Completed 02.08.2016

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-015-5168-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM251886948