title: Health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via fish consumption in Haimen bay (China), downstream of an e-waste recycling site (Guiyu).
abstract: Guiyu, China has been one of the largest e-waste recycling sites of the world for more than 20 years. Abundant data show that local dwellers there suffered from severe health risks from e-waste contaminants. In this study, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were used as candidates to test the contamination levels and their possible adverse effects on residents in Haimen Bay, the estuary of Lian River (less than 30km from Guiyu), which has been totally neglected. The concentrations of 16PAHs were determined in collected marine fish with a median ΣPAH concentration of 1478ng/g (wet weight), and the contamination may be mainly influenced by Lian River runoff, specifically from Guiyu. The lifetime excess cancer risk for local dwellers was much higher than the serious risk level (10(-4)). More seriously, outflows of PAHs from the e-waste recycling site (Guiyu) seemed to exert health risks of a much larger scale of population downstream.
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jingchun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Gene Jin-Shu
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), and Department of Science and Environmental Studies, Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ming-Hung
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yuelin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yinglin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, P.R. China. Electronic address: whliu@stu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wenhua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D059029:Electronic Waste / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005518:Food Preferences; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D059027:Recycling; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: E-waste; Excess cancer risks; Guiyu; PAH profiles; Source identification