Exposure to Typical Persistent Organic Pollutants from an Electronic Waste Recycling Site in Northern China
Background Human exposure and consequent health effects relevant to electronic waste (e-waste) are important scientific issue. It is estimated that the global annual output of e-waste is 2000-5000 million tons. Moreover, in China, in addition to domestic ewaste, illegal cross-border transfers of e-waste are a major concern. At these sites, the elevated levels of e-waste to which e-waste dismantling workers without taking personal protection measures, and possibly local residents, are exposed can cause serious health effects. The aim of this study was to investigate levels of exposure to typical pollutants relevant to e-waste dismantling and recycling behaviors, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 2,2,4,4,5,5-hexabromobiphenyl (BB-153), and Dechlorane Plus (DP) by measuring their concentrations in serum samples of a population (including e-waste dismantling workers and local residents) from a town in Northern China that functions as a large-scale e-waste r ecycling site.
Qiaoyun Yang Xinghua Qiu Tong Zhu Keqiu Li Guang Li
State Key Joint Laboratory for Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmen Basic Medical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, P. R. China
国际会议
北京
英文
245-246
2011-11-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）