Different profiles of anthropogenic and naturally produced organohalogen compounds in serum from residents living near a coastal area and e-waste recycling workers in India.
We determined the contamination status and accumulation profiles of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydroxylated PCB congeners (OH-PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hydroxylated PBDEs (OH-PBDEs), methoxylated PBDEs (MeO-PBDEs), and bromophenols (BPhs) in serum from e-waste recycling workers and residents near a coastal area in India. Residue levels of penta- to octa-chlorinated PCBs, penta- to octa-chlorinated OH-PCBs, 6MeO-BDE47, 6OH-BDE47, and 2,4,6-tri-BPh in serum from residents living near the coastal area were significantly higher than those in serum from e-waste recycling workers. Residue levels of tri- to tetra-chlorinated PCBs, tri- to tetra-chlorinated OH-PCBs, PBDEs, octa-brominated OH-PBDEs, and tetra-BPhs in serum from e-waste recycling workers were higher than those in serum from residents living near the coastal area. Principal component analysis revealed that residents living near the coastal area and e-waste recycling workers had different serum profiles of chlorinated and brominated compounds.
Center for Marine Environmental Studies-CMES, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho 2-5, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan.
Akifumi
A
Eguchi
Kei
K
Nomiyama
Gnanasekaran
G
Devanathan
Annamalai
A
Subramanian
Kesav A
KA
Bulbule
Peethambaram
P
Parthasarathy
Shin
S
Takahashi
Shinsuke
S
Tanabe
D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D059029:Electronic Waste / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000097:blood*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D059027:Recycling; D017747:Seafood / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls