Pollution characterization and diurnal variation of PBDEs in the atmosphere of an E-waste dismantling region

Duohong Chen; Xinhui Bi; Jinping Zhao; Laiguo Chen; Jihua Tan; Bixian Mai; Guoying Sheng; Jiamo Fu; Minghung Wong

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.005

Pollution characterization and diurnal variation of PBDEs in the atmosphere of an E-waste dismantling region

Environ Pollut. 2009 Mar;157(3):1051-7. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.005. Epub 2008 Dec 4.

Authors

Duohong Chen¹, Xinhui Bi, Jinping Zhao, Laiguo Chen, Jihua Tan, Bixian Mai, Guoying Sheng, Jiamo Fu, Minghung Wong

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong Province, China.

PMID: 19062146
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.06.005

Abstract

Diurnal air samples were collected from the E-waste dismantling region Guiyu and the underwear industry region Chendian. This was the first report to present the diurnal variation of PBDEs in the atmosphere. The average concentrations of 11 PBDE congeners were 11,742 pgm(-3) in the daytime, and 4830 pgm(-3) at night in Guiyu, while the concentrations were lower in Chendian with 376 pgm(-3) in the daytime, and 237 pgm(-3) at night. BDE-209 accounted for 22% and 31.3% of the total PBDEs in Guiyu and Chendian, respectively. The diurnal variation trends of BDE-47, -99, -153, -183, and -209 were also analyzed in detail in the two regions.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants, Occupational / analysis*
China
Electronics*
Environmental Monitoring / methods
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / analysis*
Humans
Industrial Waste*
Occupational Exposure / analysis*
Textiles
Time Factors

Substances

Air Pollutants, Occupational
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
Industrial Waste
pentabromodiphenyl ether