Characterizing organophosphate esters and chlorinated paraffins in surface soils affected by diverse e-waste disassembling process in South China: Occurrence, distinct emission, and risk assessment.
Environ Pollut
; 361: 124843, 2024 Nov 15.
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ABSTRACT
E-waste recycling activities are a crucial emission source of organic pollutants, posing potential risks to the surrounding environment and human health. To understand the potential impact related to diverse e-waste dismantling activities, we investigated two categories of popular flame retardants (i.e., organophosphate esters (OPEs) and chlorinated paraffins (CPs) and their resultant possible ecological risk in 53 surface soil samples from Qingyuan, a well-known e-waste recycling region in South China. Varied concentrations of ΣOPEs (20.5-8720 ng/g) and ΣCPs (920-16800 ng/g) were observed at diverse dismantling sites, while relatively low levels of ΣOPEs (6.13-1240 ng/g) and ΣCPs (14.8-2870 ng/g) were found in surrounding soils. These results indicated that primitive e-waste dismantling processes were the primary emission source of OPEs and CPs in the studied area, with e-waste dumping and manual dismantling being the most important emission sources for OPEs and CPs. More importantly, CPs could be degraded/transformed into more toxic intermediates via dechlorination and decarbonization during the burning of e-waste. Furthermore, our results indicated the potential ecological risks posed by OPEs and CPs related to e-waste recycling.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Parafina
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Organofosfatos
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Suelo
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Contaminantes del Suelo
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Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Residuos Electrónicos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
Environ Pollut
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido