Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 206, Issue -, Pages 361-368Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.043
Keywords
Dechlorane flame retardants; e-waste; Soil; Fish; Photodegradation
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB14030401, XDB14030402, YSW2013A01]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21321004, 21277168]
- science and technology development fund from Environment Development of Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection
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Dechlorane 602 (Dec 602), Dechlorane 603 (Dec 603), Dechlorane 604 (Dec 604), Dechlorane 604 component B (Dec 604 CB) and Dechlorane Plus (DP) were analyzed in soil and fish collected across e-waste recycling sites in Guiyu. The results indicate that soil and fish are contaminated with dechlorane compounds especially Dec 602 and DP which show high concentrations in the samples near recycling sites. Dec 604 and Dec 604 CB are not detected. The photo-degradation experiment indicates that Dec 604 and Dec 604 CB have much faster degradation rates compared to other dechloranes, suggesting they might be more vulnerable to degradation during recycling processes and further studies are needed for assessing the environmental fate and persistence of their degradation products. Dec 602 has not been manufactured in China, the detection of Dec 602 in soil and fish implies that it might be from imports of recyclable materials from developed countries. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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