Levels and congener profiles of halogenated persistent organic pollutants in human serum and semen at an e-waste area in South China
Levels and congener profiles of halogenated persistent organic pollutants in human serum and semen at an e-waste area in South China
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华南电子垃圾区人血清和精液中卤代持久性有机污染物的含量和同系物谱
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2020.105666
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Chen Cai-rong
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作者:
Yu Yun-jiang;Lin Bi-gui;Qiao Jing;Chen Xi-chao;Chen Wan-le;Li Liang-zhong;Chen Xiao-yan;Yang Liu-yan;Yang Pan;Zhang Guo-zhi;Zhou Xiu-qin;Chen Cai-rong
Typical halogenated persistent organic pollutants (Hal-POPs), including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), are a group of ubiquitous organic pollutants with an endocrine disrupting effect. This study evaluated the accumulation and congener profiles of Hal-POPs in the bodies of men who live/work in areas of South China where electronic wastes are collected and managed, especially in their semen samples. The results show that the detection frequency and serum concentrations of Hal-POP congeners within the high-exposure group (HEG) were higher than those of the low-exposure group (LEG). Furthermore, an identical trend was observed for the seminal plasma concentrations of Hal-POPs. The distribution characteristics, such as their mean, median, and discrete values, of PBDE congeners in serum and semen samples from the same subjects were consistent with each other. However, the distribution characteristics of PCB congeners in serum samples were different from those in semen samples. BDE153 was one of the most abundant congeners found in the serum and semen samples; hence, it can be identified as an indicator PBDE congener. Further research is needed to explore the mechanism of Hal-POPs distribution in human semen and serum samples.