Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Residence time in soils receiving biosolids application

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Agricultural Soils Which Have Received Biosolids Application

Title of Thesis: ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS WHICH HAVE RECEIVED BIOSOLIDS APPLICATION Natasha Almeida Andrade, Master of Science, 2008 Directed By: Professor Alba Torrents Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dr. Laura McConnell U.S. Department of Agriculture Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as additives in consumer...

Triclocarban, triclosan, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and 4-nonylphenol in biosolids and in soil receiving 33-year biosolids application.

Land application of biosolids is a common practice throughout the world. However, concerns continue to be raised about the safety of this practice, because biosolids may contain trace levels of organic contaminants. The present study evaluated the levels of triclocarban (TCC), triclosan (TCS), 4-nonylphenol (4-NP), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in biosolids from 16 wastewater treat...

Persistence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in agricultural soils after biosolids applications.

This study examines polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) levels, trends in biosolids from a wastewater treatment plant, and evaluates potential factors governing PBDE concentrations and the fate in agricultural soils fertilized by biosolids. The mean concentration of the most abundant PBDE congeners in biosolids ( summation operatorBDE-47, BDE-99, and BDE-209) generated by one wastewater treat...

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Canadian Environment

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in UK human milk

24 Fourteen tri-deca polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were investigated in 35 human 25 milk samples from Birmingham, UK. While none of the hepta-nona BDEs (the main 26 components of the OctaBDE technical mixture) were above the limit of quantitation (LOQ); 27 BDE-47 (average concentration = 3.3 ng g lipid weight (lw)) was quantified in all samples 28 contributing 34-74% to Σtri-hexa BDEs ...