Bisphenol A in hazardous waste landfill leachates.
The levels of bisphenol A in hazardous waste landfill leachates collected in Japan in 1996 were determined by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). Bisphenol A was found in seven of 10 sites investigated. All the hazardous waste landfills with leachates contaminated by bisphenol A were controlled. The concentrations of bisphenol A ranged from 1.3 to 17,200 microg/l with a median concentration of 269 microg/l. The source of bisphenol A in landfill leachates may be the waste plastics in waste landfill. The concentrations of bisphenol A in some samples exceeded the EC50 or LC50 levels for aquatic biota. Landfill leachates may be a significant source of bisphenol A found in the environment.
Yamamoto
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Regional Environment Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. tyama@nies.go.jp
Yasuhara
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Shiraishi
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Nakasugi
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D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D007564:Japan; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis*; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D010636:Phenols; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds