Contamination of phthalate esters, organochlorine pesticides and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in agricultural soils from the Yangtze River Delta of China.
Abstrak
To reveal the pollution status associated with rapid urbanization and economic growth, extensive areas of agricultural soils (approximately 45,800 km(2)) in the Yangtze River Delta of China were investigated with respect to selected endocrine disruptor compounds (EDCs), including phthalate esters (PAEs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The residues of sum of 15 PAEs, sum of 15 OCPs and sum of 13 PBDEs were in the range of 167-9370 ng/g, 1.0-3520 ng/g, and <1.0-382 ng/g, respectively. The OCPs residuals originated from both historical usage and recent input. Agricultural plastic film was considered to be an important source of PAEs. Discharge from furniture industry was potential major source of PBDEs in this region. The selected pollutants showed quite different spatial distributions within the studied region. It is worth noting that much higher concentrations of the EDCs were found on the borders between Shanghai and the two neighboring provinces, where agriculture and industry developed rapidly in recent years. Contaminants from both agricultural and industrial activities made this area a pollution hotspot, which should arouse more stringent regulation to safeguard the environment and food security.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (9)
Jianteng Sun
L. Pan
Yu Zhan
Hainan Lu
Daniel C W Tsang
Wenxin Liu
Xilong Wang
Xiangdong Li
Lizhong Zhu
Format Sitasi
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2016
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 175×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.012
- Akses
- Open Access ✓