Polybrominated diphenyl ethers concentrations in fish processing plant effluent.
The total concentration of PBDEs in the wastewater from fish plants ranged from 82 to 35,055 pg/L which was higher than ambient concentrations measured in surface water samples in North America (6-158 pg/L). Based on the concentration of PDBES in the effluent, calculated daily discharge of PBDEs into the environment ranged from 0.03 to 13.34 g per day. The concentrations of PBDEs in the solid fraction of the effluent from this study has been calculated to range from 0.78 ng/g for scallop, to 3,505 ng/g for cod with herring having the second highest concentration of 1,534 ng/g.
Lalonde
Benoit A
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Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Dartmouth, Canada. Benoit.lalonde@ec.gc.ca
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D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical