Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the atmosphere of Taizhou, a major e-waste dismantling area in China.
Concentrations, congener profiles, gas-particle partitioning and size distributions of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the atmosphere of Taizhou were studied to evaluate the impact of e-waste recycling on the environment. Total concentration of 13 PBDEs near the e-waste dismantling area was 506 pg m(-3) in summer and 1,662 pg m(-3) in winter, about 7 times higher than that of the reference urban site, but much lower than that of Guiyu, another major e-waste dismantling area in China. This should be attributable to the centralized management measures taken in recent years in Taizhou. BDE-209 was the major congener and mainly in coarse particles.
Han
Wenliang
W
Institute of Environmental Pollution and Health, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Feng
Jialiang
J
Gu
Zeping
Z
Chen
Duohong
D
Wu
Minghong
M
Fu
Jiamo
J
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D002681:China; D059029:Electronic Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D012037:Refuse Disposal
D000393:Air Pollutants; D005411:Flame Retardants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers