2011
DOI: 10.1021/es103915w
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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Surface Dust at an E-Waste Processing Site in Southeast China

Abstract: Surface dust collected from printed circuit board recycling workshop floors, roads, a schoolyard, and an outdoor food market in Guiyu, China, a village intensely involved in e-waste processing, were investigated for levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). PBDE concentrations in dust from workshop-floors (14,800 ± 5130 ng/g) and on adjacent roads to the workshops (24,900 ± 31,600 ng/g) were highest among the study sites whereas PCDD/F c… Show more

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“…PBDEs released by crude e-waste processing reflect the extremely destructive methods used to recover valuable materials from e-waste, such as acid washing and burning (Leung et al 2007;Eguchi et al 2013). However, BDE-209 and Σ 21 PBDE concentrations in the dusts in our study area were comparable to concentrations observed in road dusts from e-waste recycling sites (Wang et al 2010;Leung et al 2011). The level of PBDE contamination in road dusts in Wen'an was an order of magnitude higher than in Suzhou, Nantong, Wuxi, Shantou, and Wenling, China (Shi et al 2014).…”
Section: Pbde Concentrationssupporting
confidence: 85%
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“…PBDEs released by crude e-waste processing reflect the extremely destructive methods used to recover valuable materials from e-waste, such as acid washing and burning (Leung et al 2007;Eguchi et al 2013). However, BDE-209 and Σ 21 PBDE concentrations in the dusts in our study area were comparable to concentrations observed in road dusts from e-waste recycling sites (Wang et al 2010;Leung et al 2011). The level of PBDE contamination in road dusts in Wen'an was an order of magnitude higher than in Suzhou, Nantong, Wuxi, Shantou, and Wenling, China (Shi et al 2014).…”
Section: Pbde Concentrationssupporting
confidence: 85%
“…The level of PBDE contamination in road dusts in Wen'an was an order of magnitude higher than in Suzhou, Nantong, Wuxi, Shantou, and Wenling, China (Shi et al 2014). Our results were 12 orders of magnitude higher than in regional outdoor dusts from Shantou and Shanghai (Leung et al 2011;Wu et al 2015). In addition, the BDE209, Σ 21 PBDE, and TEQ concentrations in the study road dusts were about double, respectively, those in the soils from this plastic recycling area (Tang et al 2014).…”
Section: Pbde Concentrationscontrasting
confidence: 47%
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“…Abundant toxins, such as trace metals, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and PCBs have been released into the environment due to use of primitive e-waste recycling processes [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. High levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and trace metals have been detected in the air, dust, soil, sediment, and biota samples around e-waste recycling sites, which may pose a threat to local residents and the ecosystem [9][10][11][12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%