Bayier Wulijia , You Li , Huan Tao , Liang Wang , Xiaoyong Liao , Hongying Cao , Dan Zhao
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Seasonal variation and human exposure characteristics of PBDEs in indoor dust, airborne particles and vapor phase in office environments
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used as flame retardants and are prevalent indoors, yet long-term monitoring of indoor PBDEs remains rare. This study systematically investigated the seasonal variations, compositional profiles, and exposure risks of PBDEs across three indoor media—airborne particles (APs, n = 28), vapor phase (n = 28), and dust (n = 47)—collected from four offices. Seasonal trends of PBDEs showed the highest concentrations in autumn and the lowest in winter in both the indoor vapor phase and dust. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation (p < 0.001) between indoor vapor BDE-17 and BDE-209, suggesting photodegradation of high-weight to low-weight BDEs. In APs, twelve PBDE congeners—excluding BDE-17 and 85—exhibited significant positive correlations (p < 0.05) with PM concentrations. Dust on glass surfaces showed strong correlations between penta-BDEs and octa-/deca-BDEs (r = 0.79). Risk assessments found that dust ingestion was the primary exposure pathway, with students exhibiting the highest total exposure. Dermal contact exposure reached its highest levels in summer, while inhalation, dermal absorption, and dust ingestion were highest in autumn. This study reveals significant seasonal variations in office PBDE concentrations and reinforces the importance of dust as a critical exposure pathway, providing a scientific basis for PBDEs pollution control and health protection strategies.
期刊介绍:
Environmental Pollution is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research papers and review articles covering all aspects of environmental pollution and its impacts on ecosystems and human health.
Subject areas include, but are not limited to:
• Sources and occurrences of pollutants that are clearly defined and measured in environmental compartments, food and food-related items, and human bodies;
• Interlinks between contaminant exposure and biological, ecological, and human health effects, including those of climate change;
• Contaminants of emerging concerns (including but not limited to antibiotic resistant microorganisms or genes, microplastics/nanoplastics, electronic wastes, light, and noise) and/or their biological, ecological, or human health effects;
• Laboratory and field studies on the remediation/mitigation of environmental pollution via new techniques and with clear links to biological, ecological, or human health effects;
• Modeling of pollution processes, patterns, or trends that is of clear environmental and/or human health interest;
• New techniques that measure and examine environmental occurrences, transport, behavior, and effects of pollutants within the environment or the laboratory, provided that they can be clearly used to address problems within regional or global environmental compartments.