title: PBDD/F impurities in some commercial deca-BDE.
abstract: The study presented the concentrations and distributions of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polybrominated dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) as impurities in some commercial decabromodiphenyl ether (DBDE) mixtures that were produced by several manufacturers. The total concentrations of 12 2,3,7,8-substituted tetra- to octa-BDD/F congeners were found to be in the range of 3.4-13.6 (mean 7.8) μg/g, averagely accounting for 99% of total PBDD/Fs. OBDF was the prevailing congener, followed by 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpBDF. In addition, OBDD and 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxBDF were also obviously detectable. The total concentrations of PBDD/Fs varied both between the manufacturers and between the lots. On the basis of the global demand for the commercial DBDE in 2001, the annual potential emissions of PBDD/Fs were calculated coarsely to be 0.43 (range: 0.21-0.78) tons. The major dioxin congeners, OBDF and 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpBDF, presenting in DBDE, were estimated to be formed from BDE-209, BDE-206, and/or BDE-207 via an intra-molecular elimination of Br2/HBr.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Ping'an
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Deyi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D001969:Bromobenzenes / Q000032:analysis*; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D001969:Bromobenzenes; D004147:Dioxins; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; C010902:decabromobiphenyl ether