Biodegradation kinetics of selected brominated flame retardants in aerobic and anaerobic soil

Nyholm, Jenny Rattfelt; Lundberg, Charlott; Andersson, Patrik L.

Biodegradation kinetics of selected brominated flame retardants in aerobic and anaerobic soil

2010

Nyholm, Jenny Rattfelt | Lundberg, Charlott | Andersson, Patrik L.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the biodegradation kinetics in aerobic and anaerobic soil of the following brominated flame retardants: 2,4,4'-tribromodiphenyl ether (BDE 28), decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), 1,2-dibromo-4-(1,2-dibromoethyl)cyclohexane (TBECH), 2,4,6-tribromophenol (246BrPh), and hexabromobenzene (HxBrBz). For comparison, the biodegradation of the chlorinated compounds 2,4,4′-trichlorodiphenyl ether (CDE 28), 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (246ClPh), hexachlorobenzene (HxClBz), and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153) was also assessed. In aerobic soil, BDE 209 showed no significant degradation during the test period, but concentrations of the other BFRs declined, with half-lives decreasing in the following order: BDE 28 > TBBPA > TBECH > HxBrBz > 246BrPh. Declines in almost the same order were observed in anaerobic soil: BDE 28, BDE 209 > TBBPA > HxBrBz > TBECH >246BrPh.

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AGROVOC Keywords

aerobiosis anaerobiosis analysis biodegradation biodegradation chlorination environmental monitoring flame retardants flame retardants hexachlorobenzene hydrocarbons kinetics polychlorinated biphenyls soil soil soil pollutants sweden

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Environmental pollution

Volume 158 Issue 6 Pagination 2235 - 2240 ISSN 0269-7491

Publisher

Harcourt

Other Subjects

Half life; Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; Bromination; Environmental; Brominated

Language

English

Note

In the special section: advances of air pollution science: from forest decline to multiple-stress effects on forest ecosystem services / edited by marcus schaub, rainer matyssek and gerhard wieser.

Paper presented at the international conference on air polllution and climate change at contrasting altitude and latitude, held september 7-12, 2009, murten, switzerland.

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DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2010.02.010

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