TY - JOUR
T1 - E-waste recycling induced polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans pollution in the ambient environment
AU - Liu, Hanxia
AU - Zhou, Qunfang
AU - Wang, Yawei
AU - Zhang, Qinghua
AU - CAI, Zongwei
AU - Jiang, Guibin
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40590392, 20621703), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2006AA06Z424), National Basic Research Program of China (2003CB415001), and the president foundation of Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine (2007JK012).
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been determined in 30 samples, including soil, biota and plant collected from an electronic waste recycling site and its vicinage towns. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans (PCDD/Fs) were also simultaneously analyzed in 20 samples. PBDEs were detected in all soil samples and the highest was up to 789 ng/g dry weight (dw). The toxic equivalency (TEQ) of PCBs and PCDD/Fs detected in E-waste recycling site is significant higher than those in the vicinage samples. Biota and plant were also contaminated with high level of PBDEs, PCBs and PCDD/Fs in this area. High levels of the three kinds of organic compounds in the environmental samples showed that the E-waste recycling have induced serious environmental problems.
AB - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been determined in 30 samples, including soil, biota and plant collected from an electronic waste recycling site and its vicinage towns. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans (PCDD/Fs) were also simultaneously analyzed in 20 samples. PBDEs were detected in all soil samples and the highest was up to 789 ng/g dry weight (dw). The toxic equivalency (TEQ) of PCBs and PCDD/Fs detected in E-waste recycling site is significant higher than those in the vicinage samples. Biota and plant were also contaminated with high level of PBDEs, PCBs and PCDD/Fs in this area. High levels of the three kinds of organic compounds in the environmental samples showed that the E-waste recycling have induced serious environmental problems.
KW - E-waste recycling
KW - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
KW - Polychlorinated biphenyl
KW - Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzo-furans
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envint.2007.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.envint.2007.07.008
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17959248
AN - SCOPUS:36849082549
SN - 0160-4120
VL - 34
SP - 67
EP - 72
JO - Environment International
JF - Environment International
IS - 1
ER -
