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Journal of Shanghai University（Natural Science Edition） ›› 2010, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 441-446.

• Environmental and Chemical Engineering •     Next Articles

Preliminary Study of Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (OH-PBDEs) Metabolites in Human Serum of Electronics Dismantling Workers

  

  1. 1. Institute of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • Received:2010-06-28 Online:2010-10-30 Published:2010-10-30

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Abstract:

Human serum samples were collected from an electronic waste (e-waste) dismantling site in South China and analyzed to acquire the information about the polybrominated biphenyl ethers (PBDEs) metabolites in human body. The results indicated that BDE-209 could be bioaccumulated and metabolited into hydroxylated polybrominated biphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) in human body. Three OH-PBDEs (two octa- brominated and one nona- brominated congeners) metabolites were identified in human serum of the e-waste dismantling workers. The higher brominated OH-PBDEs metabolites in our study were different from that in other studies.

Key words: polybrominated biphenyl ethers; hydroxylated polybrominated biphenyl ethers; metabolite; gas chromatography/mass spectrometry; human serum

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