Preliminary Screening of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) Flame Retardants in Landfill Leachate

Overview

Journal Environ Monit Assess

Publisher Springer

Specialty Environmental Health

Date 2017 Jul 29

PMID 28752240

Citations 2

Authors

Adegbenro P Daso

Egmont R Rohwer

Dwayne J Koot

Jonathan O Okonkwo

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Abstract

The occurrence of selected brominated flame retardants, including nine polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in leachate samples from eight landfill sites in South Africa, were investigated. In addition, the possible influences of dissolved organic carbon on their levels were also evaluated. Filtered leachate samples were subjected to solid-phase extraction to isolate the various target compounds. PBDEs with six bromine substituents and above, as well as α-HBCDD, β-HBCDD and TBBPA, were generally found below the detection limit. However, the mean value of the total lower PBDE congeners ranged between 0.04 and 0.48 μg L, and the concentrations of γ-HBCDD ranged from not detectable (ND) to 0.05 μg L. No significant correlation was observed between the target compounds and dissolved organic carbon, although weak to moderate correlations were mostly observed for the lower PBDEs.

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