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Halogenated flame retardants in home-produced eggs from an electronic waste recycling region in South China: Levels, composition profiles, and human dietary exposure assessment
Abstract Three regulated halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), i.e., polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), and several alternative HFRs (AHFRs) including Dechlorane Plus (DP), decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy) ethane (BTBPE), were investigated in the home-produced eggs from three recycling sites and a reference site in an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling region, South China. Mean levels of HFRs in eggs from the recycling sites ranged 2640–14100, 700–1620, 44–350, and 720–3920ng/g lipid weight for ∑PBDEs, ∑PBBs, ∑HBCDs, and ∑AHFRs, respectively, which were one to two orders of magnitude higher than those examined in the reference site. PBDEs were the predominant HFR in those eggs, with contributions >50% to the total HFRs; followed by PBBs and the AHFRs (contributing 14–22% in average). The α-HBCD was the predominant diastereoisomers of HBCDs, with preferential enrichment of the (−)-enantiomer in most of the eggs; but no significant stereoselective enrichment of the DP isomers was observed in these eggs. The average estimated daily intakes (EDIs) of PBDEs, PBBs, HBCDs, and the AHFRs via eggs from the recycling sites ranged 4200–20000, 1120–2440, 80–490, and 970–4530ng/day, respectively, which were one to two orders of magnitude higher than those reported from other parts of the world. The potential adverse effects of these HFRs to human health in the e-waste sites should be further investigated. This is the first report on the isomer compositions of DP and the chiral signatures of HBCDs in hen eggs.
Highlights ► Eggs from the e-waste sites have been heavily contaminated by HFRs. ► PBDEs were the predominant HFRs, followed by PBBs and the alternative HFRs. ► No stereoisomeric selectivity of DP was observed in the eggs. ► Preferential enrichment of the (−)-α-HBCD occurred in most of the eggs. ► The daily intakes of the HFRs via the eggs were the highest reported so far.
Halogenated flame retardants in home-produced eggs from an electronic waste recycling region in South China: Levels, composition profiles, and human dietary exposure assessment
Abstract Three regulated halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), i.e., polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), and several alternative HFRs (AHFRs) including Dechlorane Plus (DP), decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy) ethane (BTBPE), were investigated in the home-produced eggs from three recycling sites and a reference site in an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling region, South China. Mean levels of HFRs in eggs from the recycling sites ranged 2640–14100, 700–1620, 44–350, and 720–3920ng/g lipid weight for ∑PBDEs, ∑PBBs, ∑HBCDs, and ∑AHFRs, respectively, which were one to two orders of magnitude higher than those examined in the reference site. PBDEs were the predominant HFR in those eggs, with contributions >50% to the total HFRs; followed by PBBs and the AHFRs (contributing 14–22% in average). The α-HBCD was the predominant diastereoisomers of HBCDs, with preferential enrichment of the (−)-enantiomer in most of the eggs; but no significant stereoselective enrichment of the DP isomers was observed in these eggs. The average estimated daily intakes (EDIs) of PBDEs, PBBs, HBCDs, and the AHFRs via eggs from the recycling sites ranged 4200–20000, 1120–2440, 80–490, and 970–4530ng/day, respectively, which were one to two orders of magnitude higher than those reported from other parts of the world. The potential adverse effects of these HFRs to human health in the e-waste sites should be further investigated. This is the first report on the isomer compositions of DP and the chiral signatures of HBCDs in hen eggs.
Highlights ► Eggs from the e-waste sites have been heavily contaminated by HFRs. ► PBDEs were the predominant HFRs, followed by PBBs and the alternative HFRs. ► No stereoisomeric selectivity of DP was observed in the eggs. ► Preferential enrichment of the (−)-α-HBCD occurred in most of the eggs. ► The daily intakes of the HFRs via the eggs were the highest reported so far.
Halogenated flame retardants in home-produced eggs from an electronic waste recycling region in South China: Levels, composition profiles, and human dietary exposure assessment
Zheng, Xiao-Bo (author) / Wu, Jiang-Ping (author) / Luo, Xiao-Jun (author) / Zeng, Yan-Hong (author) / She, Ya-Zhe (author) / Mai, Bi-Xian (author)
Environmental International ; 45 ; 122-128
2012-04-11
7 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English