title: Characterization of PBDEs in soils and vegetations near an e-waste recycling site in South China.
abstract: The concentration and composition of PBDEs in the soils and plants near a typical e-waste recycling site in South China were investigated. The total concentration of PBDEs (ΣPBDEs) in soil ranged from 4.8 to 533 ng/g dry wt. The ΣPBDEs in vegetation were from 2.1 to 217 ng/g dry wt. For the vegetable, the highest concentration of 19.9 ng/g dry wt. was observed in the shoot of Brassica alboglabra L. BDE 209 was the predominant congener in all samples. In comparison with other e-waste contaminated sites in China, lower concentrations of PBDEs and higher concentrations of PCBs were observed in both soils and plants suggesting different e-waste types involved in the present study. The PBDEs contaminated vegetables around the e-waste dismantling site may pose a potential health risk to the local inhabitants.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kehua Street No 511, Guangzhou 510640, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chunling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D059029:Electronic Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants