Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China: identification of priority PBDE congeners

Although the production of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) has been phased out over the past decade worldwide, they are still potentially hazardous to the environment due to their persistence and toxicity. This study investigated the levels of 55 PBDEs in water and sediments from the Danjiang...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2021-03, Vol.28 (10), p.12587-12596
Main Authors: Luo, Yaomin, Shi, Wanzi, You, Mingtao, Zhang, Ruijie, Li, Si, Xu, Nan, Sun, Weiling
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic organisms
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Cancer
China
Congeners
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental science
Ethers
Geologic Sediments
Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - analysis
Hazardous areas
Health risks
PCB
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Research Article
Reservoirs
Sediments
Toxicity
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Although the production of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) has been phased out over the past decade worldwide, they are still potentially hazardous to the environment due to their persistence and toxicity. This study investigated the levels of 55 PBDEs in water and sediments from the Danjiangkou Reservoir, China. The levels of PBDEs were in the range of not detected (ND)–286.67 ng/L in water and ND–236.04 ng/g in sediments. BDE209 was the predominant PBDE congener and constituted 15–50% and 44–68% of the total PBDEs in water and sediments, respectively. Commercial pentaBDE products (70-5DE, DE-71) were the dominant source of tetraBDE, pentaBDE, and hexaBDE, while commercial octaBDE (79-8DE) and decaBDE (102E and 82-0DE) products were the main sources of nonaBDE and decaBDE in water. PBDEs in sediments mainly stemmed from commercial decaBDE products and combustion sources. BDE-209 posed high ecological risks to aquatic organisms and dominated the total ecological risks of PBDEs. No cancer risks and non-cancer risks were observed for PBDEs. A ranking method based on four criteria, i.e., detection frequency, concentration, ecological risk, and health risks, was proposed, and 17 PBDEs were identified as high priority PBDEs for future monitoring and management in the Danjiangkou Reservoir.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-11254-5