Soil concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and trace metals from an electronic waste dump site in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana: Implications for human exposure

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• 作者：Eric Akortia^a ; ^b ; Olubiyi I. Olukunle^a ; Adegbenro P. Daso^a ; Jonathan O. Okonkwo^a ; ^{OkonkwoOJ@tut.ac.za}
• 关键词：PBDEs ; Trace metals ; e-waste ; Soil ; Geoaccumulation ; Ghana
• 刊名：Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：137
• 期：Complete
• 页码：247-255
• 全文大小：647 K
• 卷排序：137

文摘

One of the few studies to assess co-contamination of PBDEs and trace metals at Agbogbloshie informal e-waste dump site. Paucity of data about human exposures to these toxicants at the site. BDE-28 was the predominant congener, indicating the degradation of highly brominated BDEs. Strong positive correlations between some PBDEs and trace metals. Health risks associated with PBDEs, copper and lead were of concern especially for local children.