Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in wild aquatic species from an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling site in South China

Persistent halogenated compounds in aquaculture environments of South China: Implications for global consumers’ health risk via fish consumption

“…S1 of the Supplemental Materials; "S" indicates tables and figures in the Supplemental Materials thereafter), which is the second-largest aquaculture base in China accounting for 13.5% of total aquaculture exports by China in 2009 (Liu, 2008;Seafood Network Information Center of China, 2010), were chosen for examining input sources of PHCs to aquaculture environments and potential health risk to global consumers via consumption of farmed fish from this region. The present study extended the findings of previous studies which have documented the occurrence of PHCs such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in various environmental compartments of Guangdong Province (e.g., Guan et al, 2007;Guan et al, 2009;Guo et al, 2007a;Guo et al, 2007b;Guo et al, 2009a;Mai et al, 2005;Meng et al, 2007;Wu et al, 2008;Zhang et al, 2009). In particular, concentrations of PHCs in typical fish farming zones of Guangdong Province were determined (Guo et al, 2009b;Yu et al, in press;Zhang et al, 2010, in press).…”

Organohalogen pollutants in surface particulates from workshop floors of four major e-waste recycling sites in China and implications for emission lists

“…The recycling activities in Guiyu include dismantling e-waste and renovating e-waste components and are called "industrial chain extension" by the local government. Qingyuan was relatively recently reported to be an e-waste recycling city and houses N1300 dismantling and recycling workshops that dismantle approximately 1 million tons of e-waste annually (Wang et al, 2014;Wu et al, 2008). In this region, light e-waste (mobile cellphones, video recorders, and circuit boards) and heavy e-waste (electrical machines and transformers) are manually dismantled in small family-run workshops aiming to recycle metal materials.…”

Sex-dependent accumulation and maternal transfer of Dechlorane Plus flame retardant in fish from an electronic waste recycling site in South China

“…Details on the sampling site have been previously described (Wu et al, 2008). Each fish was wrapped in solvent-rinsed aluminum foil, placed in a contaminant-free plastic bag, and transported to laboratory.…”