title: Brominated flame retardants in the hair and serum samples from an e-waste recycling area in southeastern China: the possibility of using hair for biomonitoring.
abstract: Hair samples and paired serum samples were collected from e-waste and urban areas in Wenling of Zhejiang Province, China. The PBDE and DBDPE concentrations in hair and serum samples from e-waste workers were significantly higher than those of non-occupational residents and urban residents. BDE209 was the dominating BFRs in hair and serum samples from the e-waste area, while DBDPE was the major BFRs from the urban area. Statistically significant correlations were observed between hair level and serum level for some substances (BDE209, DBDPE, BDE99, BDE47, BDE28, and BDE17), although the PBDE congener profiles in hair were different from those in the serum. A statistically significant positive correlation between the PBDE concentrations and the working age, as well as gender difference, was observed in e-waste workers. Different sources of PBDEs and DBDPE in three groups were identified by principal component analysis and spearman correlation coefficient. Hair is suggested to be a useful matrix for biomonitoring the PBDE exposure in humans.
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.|State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130, Mei Long Road, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Si
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Weibiao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China.
authors.forename: Junxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China. kflin@ecust.edu.cn.|State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, No.130, Mei Long Road, Shanghai, 200237, China. kflin@ecust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Kuangfei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D002681:China; D059029:Electronic Waste; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D059027:Recycling
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005411:Flame Retardants; D055768:Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers
keywords: Biomonitoring; Decabromodiphenyl ethane; Hair; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Serum