title: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the surface sediments and suspended particulate matter (SPM) from Lake Chaohu, a large shallow Chinese lake.
abstract: Suspended particulate matter (SPM) and surface sediment samples were collected from Lake Chaohu to investigate the residues, congener profile, and spatial distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in a large shadow lake in the middle of the Yangtze River Basin. The concentration of Σ13BDEs (defined as the sum of 13 target congeners excluding BDE 209) and the concentration of BDE 209 ranged from 236.7 to 1373.4 pg/g dry weight (dw) and from 4.2 to 691.2 pg/g dw in the surface sediments, respectively, which were 2-3 orders of magnitude smaller than those found in the SPM. The congener composition was dominated by BDE 47 (50.8%) and BDE 209 (21.3%) in the sediment, while the proportion of BDE 47 to Σ14BDEs in the SPM was slightly higher than that in the sediment. The concentration of Σ14BDEs in the sediment from the drinking water source (WR) area in the eastern part of the lake was very low, with a mean value of 514.8 pg/g, whereas the mean concentration was 102.4 ng/g in the SPM. A cluster analysis (CA) was conducted to further illustrate the dominance of each congener and the similarity of each sampling site. Many factors, including resuspension, photodecomposition, microbial oxidation, local discharge, and dredging, influenced the distribution in the sediment and SPM for the PBDE congeners as well as the spatial distribution of PBDEs. A formula for the PBDE concentrations in the surface sediment and SPM was constructed to understand the potential relationship between sediment and SPM concentrations. Although the formula did not accurately predict specific PBDE congener concentrations in the sediment, it remains a practical and useful way to assess the overall pollution of PBDE in sediment in Lake Chaohu, as it depends only on the concentrations of PBDEs in the SPM.
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, College of Urban & Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, PR China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Xiangzhen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Wenxiu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qishuang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Huiling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Qingmei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yujiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Fuliu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D054750:Ecotoxicology; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D060106:Lakes / Q000737:chemistry*; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers; D052638:Particulate Matter; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C086401:pentabromodiphenyl ether
keywords: Congener profile; Lake Chaohu; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Spatial distribution; Surface sediments; Suspended particulate matter