Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in leachates from selected landfill sites in South Africa

Waste Management
David O OdusanyaBen Botha

Abstract

The last few decades have seen dramatic growth in the scale of production and the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as flame retardants. Consequently, PBDEs such as BDE -28, -47, -66, -71, -75, -77, -85, -99, -100, -119, -138, -153, -154, and -183 have been detected in various environmental matrices. Generally, in South Africa, once the products containing these chemicals have outlived their usefulness, they are discarded into landfill sites. Consequently, the levels of PBDEs in leachates from landfill sites may give an indication of the general exposure and use of these compounds. The present study was aimed at determining the occurrence and concentrations of most common PBDEs in leachates from selected landfill sites. The extraction capacities of the solvents were also tested. Spiked landfill leachate samples were used for the recovery tests. Separation and determination of the PBDE congeners were carried out with a gas chromatograph equipped with Ni63 electron capture detector. The mean percentage recoveries ranged from 63% to 108% (n=3) for landfill leachate samples with petroleum ether giving the highest percentage extraction. The mean concentrations of PBDEs obtained ranged from ND to 2670pgl(-1), ND to 6638pg...Continue Reading

References

Sep 12, 1996·The New England Journal of Medicine·J L Jacobson, S W Jacobson
Mar 17, 2001·Environmental Health Perspectives·P O DarnerudM Viluksela
May 10, 2002·Chemosphere·Cynthia A de Wit
Jul 24, 2002·Journal of Chromatography. a·Peter KorytárU A Th Brinkman
Sep 12, 2002·Chemosphere·Karin ObergTomas Oberg
Sep 10, 2003·Environmental Research·Ylva LindAnders Glynn
Nov 5, 2003·Environmental Health Perspectives·Arnold SchecterRobin Rosen
Jan 27, 2004·Environmental Science & Technology·Gunilla SöderstromMats Tysklind
Jan 1, 1994·Environmental Pollution·R Duarte-DavidsonK C Jones
Jan 1, 1994·Environmental Pollution·R Duarte-DavidsonK C Jones
Nov 3, 2004·Chemosphere·Masahiro OsakoShin-ichi Sakai
Sep 19, 2006·Toxicological Sciences : an Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology·Per ErikssonAnders Fredriksson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 11, 2013·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Kebede Keterew Kefeni, Jonathan O Okonkwo
Jun 16, 2011·Toxicological Sciences : an Official Journal of the Society of Toxicology·Claudio A ErraticoStelvio M Bandiera
Oct 24, 2012·Environmental Science & Technology·Richard E Engler
Dec 14, 2011·Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology·Olubiyi OlukunleMlindelwa Lupankwa
Dec 19, 2012·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Charita S KwanEvangeline C Santiago
Feb 8, 2013·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Kai HuangMei-lan Zhang
Feb 22, 2012·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment·Adegbenro P DasoOlanrewaju O Olujimi
Feb 14, 2013·Waste Management·Peeranart KiddeeMing H Wong
May 24, 2016·Waste Management·R Kerry RoweAllison Rutter
Jul 21, 2016·The Science of the Total Environment·William A Stubbings, Stuart Harrad
Aug 6, 2016·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Godwin O OlutonaOlalekan S Fatoki
Jan 28, 2011·Reviews on Environmental Health·Susan D ShawLinda S Birnbaum
Jan 13, 2011·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Roland WeberFardin Oliaei
Nov 20, 2014·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·V Pérez-BelisV Ibáñez-Forés
Jun 13, 2018·Environmental Engineering Science·Donald LucasCatherine P Koshland

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.