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- Title
Distribution of Phthalate Esters in Soil of E-Waste Recycling Sites from Taizhou City in China.
- Authors
Liu, W. L.; Shen, C. F.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, C. B.
- Abstract
In recent years, increasing concern has surrounded the consequences of improper electric and electronic waste (e-waste) disposal. In this paper, Phthalate esters (PAEs) including dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), di- n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di- n-octyl phthalate (DnOP) in the e-waste soils were collected and analyzed from sites Fengjiang, Nanshan and Meishu in Taizhou city. The result showed that the total PAEs concentrations ranged from 12.566 to 46.669 mg/kg in these three sites. DEHP, DBP and DEP were the major phthalates accounting for more than 94% of total phthalates studied. Comparing to the results from other studies, the e-waste soils from Taizhou city were severely contaminated with PAEs.
- Subjects
TAIZHOU (Jiangsu Sheng, China); JIANGSU Sheng (China); CHINA; PHTHALATE esters; SOIL testing; ELECTRONIC waste; WASTE recycling
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2009, Vol 82, Issue 6, p665
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-009-9699-3