title: Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soil and sediment from an electronic waste recycling facility.
abstract: Soil and sediment collected in the vicinity of an open electronic waste disposal and recycling facility located in Guiyu, Guangdong, China, were analyzed for the levels of common polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) by using soxhlet extraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The PBDEs were detected in the soil and sediment samples at levels of 0.26-824 ng/g (dry weight). The obtained isomer profiles of PBDEs from the two soil samples collected from different contamination sites were found to be similar to various technical formulations of fire retardant products.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Dongli
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zongwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Guibin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Ming H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wai Kwok
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004581:Electronics; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis; D010647:Phenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls / Q000032:analysis*; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D045483:Rivers; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005411:Flame Retardants; D010647:Phenyl Ethers; D011075:Polybrominated Biphenyls; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical