期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 758, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143627
关键词
E-waste; Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Breast milk; Estimated daily intake
资金
- Zhejiang Province Public Welfare Technology Application Research Project (CN) [LGF18H260008, LGF20H170010]
- Jiaxing Science and Technology Bureau (CN) [2020AY30005]
Studies in China have shown significantly higher levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in breast milk from women living in e-waste recycling sites compared to those in reference sites. The total toxic equivalents (TEQ) of PCDDs/DFs were found to be twice as high in the exposed group.
In the past two decades, numerous studies on dioxin concentrations in breast milk have been conducted in China. However, information concerning dioxin concentrations in breast milk from women living in e-waste recycling sites remains limited. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate health risk owing dioxin intake in e-waste recycling areas in China. In 2015, 42 mothers were recruited from an e-waste recycling site, and the same number of mothers were recruited from a reference site. We collected 10-mL breast milk samples from each participant. Breast milk concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) were significantly higher in the exposed group than in the reference group. The total toxic equivalents (TEQ) of PCDDs/DFs were 9.68 pg/g lipid in the exposed group, a value two times higher than those in the reference group (4.18 pg/g lipid). The estimated daily intake (EDI) of PCDD/DFs was calculated to assess the risk of dioxins through breastfeeding. The infant EDI level was two times higher in the exposed group (54.21 pg TEQ/kg body wt/day) than in the reference group (23.41 pg TEQ/kg body wt/day). Our findings suggest that mothers and their breastfeeding infants living in an e-waste recycling site were exposed to higher dioxin concentrations than those living in a reference site. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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