Daily intake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers via dust and diet from an e-waste recycling area in China

Jiang, Hong; Lin, Zhenkun; Wu, Yuanyuan; Chen, Xiangping; Hu, Yabing; Li, Yanyan; Huang, Changjiang; Dong, Qiaoxiang

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.014

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“…Therefore, the release of BDE-209 from the e-waste striping process may result its predominance in Wenling residents. The PBDE congener profiles from our study were similar to those in dust and cereals, which were the most significant contributors to the total intakes at Taizhou residents (Jiang et al, 2014). This indicated that both dust and dietary intakes may also be the dominant PBDE exposure route for the study population.…”

Section: Pbdessupporting

confidence: 67%

Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyl ethers in adipose tissue and matched serum from an E-waste recycling area (Wenling, China)

Wang

et al. 2015

Environmental Pollution

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confidence: 67%

Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyl ethers in adipose tissue and matched serum from an E-waste recycling area (Wenling, China)

Wang

et al. 2015

Environmental Pollution

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“…Based on PBDE relative potencies reported in the literature (Behnisch et al 2003), toxic equivalent (TEQ) concentrations for selected indicative PBDE congeners were calculated from our measured dust PBDE concentrations. The Σ 21 PBDE and TEQ concentrations observed in this study were lower than concentrations reported in outdoor dusts from e-waste recycling regions in Wenling (mean=64.8 pg TEQ g −1 ), Qingyuan (mean=38.7 pg TEQ g −1 ), and Taizhou (mean=381 pg TEQ g −1 ), China (Wang et al 2010;Jiang et al 2014;Xu et al 2015). Typically, PBDE concentrations are much higher in e-wastes than in plastic wastes (Tang et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 46%

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and heavy metals in road dusts from a plastic waste recycling area in north China: implications for human health

Tang

Huang

Yang

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Road dusts were collected from an area where intense mechanical recycling of plastic wastes occurs in Wen'an, north China. These dusts were investigated for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and heavy metals contamination to assess the health risk related to these components. Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and Σ 21 PBDE concentrations in these dusts ranged from 2.67 to 10, 424 ng g −1 and from 3.23 to 10,640 ng g −1 , respectively.These PBDE concentrations were comparable to those observed in road dust from e-waste recycling areas but were 1-2 orders of magnitude higher than concentrations in outdoor or road dusts from other areas. This indicates that road dusts in the study area have high levels of PBDE pollution. BDE-209 was the predominant congener, accounting for 86.3 % of the total PBDE content in dusts. Thus, commercial deca-BDE products were the dominant source. The average concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Sb, and Zn in these same dust samples were 10. 1, 0.495, 112, 54.7, 0.150, 71.8, 10.6, and 186 mg kg, respectively. The geoaccumulation index suggests that road dusts in this area are moderately to heavily polluted with Cd, Hg, and Sb. This study shows that plastic waste processing is a major source of toxic pollutants in road dusts in this area. Although the health risk from exposure to dust PBDEs was low, levels of some heavy metals in this dust exceeded acceptable risk levels for children and are of great concern.

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“…The environments listed (in order from low to higher average level of Σ 14 PBDEs in air-conditioner filter dust) were dental clinics < medical clinics < offices < clean rooms. The extremely high levels of PBDEs in CASF dust from clean rooms were surprising, though comparable to levels in indoor dust from e-waste recycling areas (38,685 ng g -1 ) in China (Jiang et al, 2014). BDE-209 was the predominant congener in IAF or CASF dust collected from these four kinds of workplaces.…”

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Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Air-Conditioner Filter Dust Used to Assess Health Risks in Clinic and Electronic Plant Employees

Chou

Kao

Chuang

et al. 2016

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Because consumer products release them, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are frequently present in a variety of indoor environments including homes and workplaces. Our goal was to investigate PBDEs contamination of workplace air-conditioner filter dust to assess the health effects of contaminated dust on workers with occupational exposure. Nine medical clinics, four dental clinics, eight factory offices, and six factory clean rooms were selected in southern Taiwan between April 2013 and September 2014. Air-conditioner-filter dust was collected by a high-efficiency vacuum cleaner and then PBDEs were analyzed by a high-resolution gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry.

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Daily intake of polybrominated diphenyl ethers via dust and diet from an e-waste recycling area in China

Cited by 53 publications

References 45 publications

Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyl ethers in adipose tissue and matched serum from an E-waste recycling area (Wenling, China)

Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyl ethers in adipose tissue and matched serum from an E-waste recycling area (Wenling, China)

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and heavy metals in road dusts from a plastic waste recycling area in north China: implications for human health

Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Air-Conditioner Filter Dust Used to Assess Health Risks in Clinic and Electronic Plant Employees

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