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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 47, 期 23, 页码 13831-13839出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es403750a
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- Garland & Agnes Taylor Grace Foundation
- GrayCo Inc.
- Dakota State University Faculty Research Initiative (FRI) Program
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants have been used in consumer polymers at up to percent levels. While long viewed as biologically inaccessible therein, PBDEs may become bioaccessible following volatilization or polymer deterioration. PBDEs may then enter soils via polymer fragmentation or following land application of sewage sludge-derived biosolids. Studies of direct PBDE uptake from these materials by soil organisms are scarce. We thus exposed earthworms (Eisenia fetida) to artificial soil amended with a Class B anaerobically digested biosolid (ADB), an exceptional quality composted biosolid (CB), PBDE-containing polyurethane foam (PUF) microparticles, and Penta-BDE-spiked artificial soil (SAS). Worms accumulated mg/kg (lipid) Sigma Penta-PBDE burdens from all substrates. Biotasoil accumulation factors (BSAFs) for worms exposed to ADB- and CB-amended soils were comparable after 28 d. BSAFs generally decreased with increasing congener K-ow and substrate dosage. Biosolids-associated PBDE bioavailability was lower than spiked for worms exposed to PUF microparticles ranged from 3.9 to 33.4, with Sigma Penta-PBDE tissue burdens reaching 3740 mg/kg lipid. Congener accumulation patterns were similar in worms and polyethylene passive sampling devices immersed in ADB-amended soil coincident with exposed worms. However, passive sampler accumulation factors were lower than BSAFs. Our results demonstrate that PBDEs may accumulate in organisms ingesting soils containing biosolids or waste plastics. Such organisms may then transfer their burdens to predators or translocate them from the site of application/disposal.
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