期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 316, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120489
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Persist organic pollutants; Polychlorinated dibenzo -p-dioxin/furans; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Pentachlorophenol; pentachlorophenol sodium; Positive matrix factorization
This study examined PBDD/Fs and PCDD/Fs in sediments from the Pearl River Delta, China, and found that PBDD/Fs were ubiquitous but at lower concentrations compared to PCDD/Fs. The presence of PBDD/Fs was positively correlated with local development levels, while PCDD/Fs were associated with grain planting, yield, and pesticide consumption. The study also revealed that industrial and municipal activities have been increasing their contributions to PCDD/F levels in the area, despite strict emission standards. Over sixty percent of the samples exceeded the low-risk threshold for mammalian life, indicating the need for continuous attention.
Polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxin/furans (PBDD/Fs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/furans (PCDD/Fs) in the environment are closely related to their precursors, brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs). However, their change trends following the regulation of BFRs and OCPs remain incompletely characterized. Here, we examined PBDD/Fs and PCDD/Fs in sediments from a historical hotspot for both BFRs and OCPs, namely the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China. PBDD/Fs showed ubiquity in these samples but signifi-cantly lower concentrations than PCDD/Fs. Spatially, the occurrence of PBDD/Fs was positively correlated with local development levels and sediments from highly urbanized/industrialized areas showed higher and increasing PBDD/F concentrations. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)-related products/industries were the greatest PBDD/F contributors to the PRD, followed by bromo-phenol/benzene-related products/industries. PCDD/Fs in PRD sediments showed significant positive correlations with local grain planting area, yield, and pesticide consumption. The historical use of pentachlorophenol (PCP)/PCP-Na and biomass open-burning were the leading PCDD/F sources of the PRD agricultural/rural areas, where the concentrations and toxic equivalent quantities (TEQs) of PCDD/Fs in sediments changed very little over the past decade. Anthropogenic thermal processes involved in metallurgy, waste incineration, and vehicles were the greatest PCDD/F contributors in the PRD urban/industrial areas, where the PCDD/F concentrations in sediments almost doubled over the last decade. This finding indicates the increasing PCDD/F contributions of industrial and municipal activities in the PRD, despite the implementation of strict emission standards. Over sixty percent of the samples showed TEQs that surpassed the low-risk threshold specified for mammalian life by the U.S. EPA (2.5 pg TEQ g(-1)) and warrant continuous attention.
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