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Hammel SC, Frederiksen M. Quantifying 209 Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in Silicone Wristbands to Evaluate Differences in Exposure among Demolition Workers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:6499-6508. [PMID: 38572580 PMCID: PMC11025118 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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A social housing estate in Denmark was designated for demolition due to exceedance of guidance values for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in indoor air. Here, we deployed precleaned silicone wristbands (n = 46) among demolition workers of these contaminated buildings during single workdays while conducting various work tasks. We established a method to analyze all 209 PCBs in wristbands to identify prominent congeners of exposure and evaluate differences between tasks. Wristbands were extracted using microwave-assisted extraction and then concentrated for gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) analysis. Twenty-nine chromatographic peaks representing 37 congeners were detected in every wristband, and tetra-CBs were the dominant homologue group. PCB-66, -44, and -70 were the most abundant congeners measured in worker wristbands, none of which are included within the typical seven indicator or WHO 12 PCBs. Workers who cut PCB-containing sealants had wristbands with the highest PCB concentrations (geometric mean ∑209PCBs = 1963 ng/g wristband), which were followed by those handling concrete elements on the building roof. Additionally, wristbands captured a broader range of PCBs than has been previously measured in air and serum samples. Taken together, our results highlight the importance of total congener analysis in assessing current PCB exposure in demolition work and the utility of wristbands for assessing these exposures.
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- Stephanie C. Hammel
- National Research Centre
for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- National Research Centre
for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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Zanoletti A, Bontempi E. The impacts of earthquakes on air pollution and strategies for mitigation: a case study of Turkey. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:24662-24672. [PMID: 38411917 PMCID: PMC10998790 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32592-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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This study delves into the repercussions of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey, particularity its impact on air pollution. A year post-event, it is evident that scientific literature has paid limited attention to monitoring the situation. However, the release of hazardous substances, such as asbestos, lead, and other toxins, from damaged structures poses a significant threat by contaminating nearby air, soil, and water sources, thereby jeopardizing ecosystems and public well-being. The improper disposal of waste post-earthquake and the presence of mining and oil refinery sites in the region contribute to potential air pollutants. These circumstances create challenging environments conducive to the spread of respiratory diseases, with potential long-term health and social consequences. Unfortunately, existing data gaps hinder a comprehensive understanding of the situation. This paper pioneers the reporting and analysis of data regarding potential sources of air pollution resulting from the earthquake in Turkey. It also pinpoints gaps in knowledge, outlining areas that demand further investigation. To effectively prevent and mitigate air pollution risks and associated health concerns linked to earthquakes, strategic recommendations are proposed. A key suggestion is the establishment of post-disaster air pollution monitoring systems capable of swiftly identifying emerging health issues, facilitating efficient responses, and curtailing potential long-term effects of the disaster. The paper underscores the necessity for continuous health monitoring of the affected population to mitigate possible adverse impacts on human health. These strategies play a pivotal role in reducing the likelihood of air pollution, supporting emergency response and recovery initiatives, and fostering new dedicated scientific studies.
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- Alessandra Zanoletti
- INSTM and Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze, 38, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- INSTM and Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze, 38, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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Dreyer A, Minkos A. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) in ambient air and deposition in the German background. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 316:120511. [PMID: 36349639 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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PCDD/Fs (17 congeners and Σ tetra -to octachloro homologues) and 209 PCBs were investigated in monthly samples of ambient air (gas + particle phase) and atmospheric deposition at two background monitoring sites in Germany in 2018/19. In atmospheric deposition samples, PCDD/F congeners as well as certain PCBs were frequently below the method quantification limits whereas values for PCDD/F homologue groups could be quantified more often. Annual deposition averages for individual PCDD/Fs were between <0.1 μg/m2d and 6.7 μg/m2d. Averages for Σ TeCDD/F to OCDD/F homologue totals in deposition were about 11 pg/m2d and 19 pg/m2d. Total PCB deposition rates were about 1900 pg/m2d and 1550 pg/m2d. PCDD/F + PCB-deposition rates were below 1 pg WHO2005-TEQ/m2d on average. In ambient air, both substance groups were frequently observed. Annual concentration averages for individual PCDD/F were between 0.1 fg/m³ and 50 fg/m³. Average values for Σ TeCDD/F to OCDD/F homologue totals in ambient air were 283 fg/m³ and 162 fg/m³. Total PCB concentrations were about 50 pg/m³ at both sites. PCDD/F + PCB-TEQ values were lower than 5 fg WHO2005-TEQ/m³ on average. Besides the frequently studied dioxin-like PCBs and six indicator PCBs, the analysis of the 209 PCBs (166 separated PCB-peaks) enabled the identification and evaluation of additional PCBs that might be of environmental concern. Of 166 PCBs or PCB-coelutions, up to 144 were quantified in air samples and up to 94 in atmospheric deposition samples. In ambient air, some of these PCBs were observed at levels similar to or exceeding those of the six indicator PCBs. Important additional PCBs in ambient air were PCB 5 + 8, PCB 11, PCB 17, PCB 18, PCB 20 + 33, PCB 31, PCB 43 + 49, PCB 44, PCB 47 + 48 + 65 + 75, PCB 93 + 95 + 98 + 102, PCB 139 + 149, and PCB 151. The presence of these PCBs in atmospheric samples implies that by analysing only selected PCBs potentially important contaminants are overlooked.
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Avila BS, Ramírez C, Téllez-Avila E, Combariza D. Occupational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in workers at companies in the Colombian electricity sector. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:941-951. [PMID: 32795198 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2020.1806213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) comprise a family of 209 congeners that have low electrical conductivity and high thermal resistance due to their physicochemical properties and are thus widely used as dielectric oils, among other applications. Although PCBs are no longer used in dielectric oils in Colombia as of several years ago, electric transformers in Colombia might still contain PCBs, and workers might carry PCBs due to exposure from when they were still used in dielectric fluid. Thus, occupational exposure in Colombia to PCBs was evaluated by determining their concentrations in the blood plasma samples of 115 workers in the electricity sector . The sum of the six PCB indicators was between <LOD and 16.09 µg L-1 (median: <0.10 µg L-1, 95th percentile: 1.30 µg L-1), and the total concentration of PCBs calculated as PCB 138 + 153 + 180 × 1.7 was between <LOD and 3210.17 ng g-1 lipids (median: <7.30 ng g-1 , 95th percentile: 392.79 ng g-1). . One worker dedicated to transformer and capacitor maintenance activities presented a PCB value higher than the biological tolerance level of 15 µg L-1. The findings of the present investigation revealed that workers in the electricity sector face chronic occupational exposure to PCBs; Finally, the results can help to improve health policies related to these contaminants in the country.
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- Boris Santiago Avila
- National Institute of Health, Environmental and Laboral Health Group, Bogota D.C, Colombia
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- National Institute of Health, Environmental and Laboral Health Group, Bogota D.C, Colombia
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- National Institute of Health, Environmental and Laboral Health Group, Bogota D.C, Colombia
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- National Institute of Health, Environmental and Laboral Health Group, Bogota D.C, Colombia
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Kolarik B, Morrison GC. Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls in fabrics in a contaminated building, and the effect of laundering. INDOOR AIR 2022; 32:e12944. [PMID: 34661313 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This research investigates sorption of PCBs to fabrics in a contaminated indoor environment and the effect of laundering on PCB removal from the fabrics. Eight articles of clothing were exposed to the air in a PCB-contaminated building. The background air concentration was 670 ng/m3 PCBtotal with PCB-52 being the main congener. Air and fabric samples were collected for analysis before and periodically throughout the experiment. After 25 weeks, the remaining fabrics were washed and cut into three pieces each. One part was dried in the contaminated building, second in a PCB-free building and third in a mechanical drier. The PCB mass concentration increased during the first 6-10 weeks for all investigated fabrics, after which some fabrics approached equilibrium for more volatile congeners. Mass-normalized cloth-air partition coefficients were quantified for 9 congeners; for PCB-52, these ranged from 106.1 to 107.0 which were consistent with previously reported values. Partition coefficients of PCBs were observed to increase with their respective octanol-air partition coefficients. Washing and drying clothes resulted in the removal between 22% and 84% of PCBs. There was no difference in removal percentage after air-drying in clean or contaminated air. Drying in a mechanical drier removed significantly more PCBs than air-drying.
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- Barbara Kolarik
- Danish Environmental Analysis Inc. (Dansk Miljøanalyse Aps), Vedbaek, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Cedeño Laurent JG, Jones ER, MacNaughton P, Coull BA, James-Todd T, Hauser R, Luna ML, Chung YS, Allen JG. Chemical contaminant exposures assessed using silicone wristbands among occupants in office buildings in the USA, UK, China, and India. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 156:106727. [PMID: 34425641 PMCID: PMC8409466 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Little is known about chemical contaminant exposures of office workers in buildings globally. Complex mixtures of harmful chemicals accumulate indoors from building materials, building maintenance, personal products, and outdoor pollution. We evaluated exposures to 99 chemicals in urban office buildings in the USA, UK, China, and India using silicone wristbands worn by 251 participants while they were at work. Here, we report concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and other brominated flame retardants (BFRs), organophosphate esters (OPEs), phthalates and phthalate alternatives, pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). First, we found major differences in office worker chemical exposures by country, some of which can be explained by regulations and use patterns. For example, exposures to several pesticides were substantially higher in India where there were fewer restrictions and unique malaria challenges, and exposures to flame retardants tended to be higher in the USA and UK where there were historic, stringent furniture flammability standards. Higher exposures to PAHs in China and India could be due to high levels of outdoor air pollution that penetrates indoors. Second, some office workers were still exposed to legacy PCBs, PBDEs, and pesticides, even decades after bans or phase-outs. Third, we identified exposure to a contemporary PCB that is not covered under legacy PCB bans due to its presence as an unintentional byproduct in materials. Fourth, exposures to novel BFRs, OPEs, and other chemicals commonly used as substitutes to previously phased-out chemicals were ubiquitous. Fifth, some exposures were influenced by individual factors, not just countries and buildings. Phthalate exposures, for example, were related to personal care product use, country restrictions, and building materials. Overall, we found substantial country differences in chemical exposures and continued exposures to legacy phased-out chemicals and their substitutes in buildings. These findings warrant further research on the role of chemicals in office buildings on worker health.
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- Anna S Young
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Adesina OA, Nwogu AS, Lala MA, Adeyemo AT, Sonibare JA. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl in indoor environment of public bars and its health implications. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:605. [PMID: 34453199 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09405-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study determined the indoor air levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in some selected public bars in Southern part of Nigeria. The result obtained was used to carry out health risk assessment of exposure to PCBs in these indoor environment.s. Air samples were obtained from the selected popular bars using polyurethane (PUF) passive samplers. PCB quantification was done using GC-MS operated in selected ionization mode (SIM). Health risk assessment from exposure of these pollutants was determining using toxicity equivalence quotient (TEQ), inhalation risk assessment (IRA), incremental life cancer risk (ILCR), and hazard quotient (HQ). The results showed the average concentration range of 0.15-0.17 µg/m3. The mean TEQ at various locations was 0.00050 ng WHO-TEQ/m3, while the calculated daily inhalation exposure values were 0.0004 ng TEQ kg-1 day-1 for adults and 0.0002 ng TEQ kg-1 day-1 for children. The values of IRA, ILCR for the children, and HQs for both adults and children were higher than the WHO permissible limits. The study revealed that both non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks associated with longtime exposure to PCBs in the indoor environment public bars.
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- Olusola A Adesina
- Dept of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
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- Dept of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
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- Dept of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Dept of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Eftekhari S, Aminian O, Esser A, Schettgen T, Kaifie A, Felten M, Kraus T, Moinfar Z. PCB plasma level in different occupational groups in Iran. Toxicol Ind Health 2021; 37:458-468. [PMID: 34128435 DOI: 10.1177/07482337211024818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Despite the ban of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) some decades ago, concerns regarding their adverse health effects are continuing, because the workers employed for installation and repair of electrical equipment may be still exposed to PCBs. This study aimed to assess serum PCBs levels in workers in different industries. To do this, we determined the serum concentrations of 9 non-dioxin-like PCBs and 12 dioxin-like PCBs in 147 workers from seven occupational groups and 35 housewives. An electrical distribution company, paint manufacturer, and pesticide manufacturer were categorized as high probability exposure jobs, whereas turning and casting operations, polymer plastic manufacturing, professional driving, and office work were categorized as low probability exposure jobs. In addition, the average of PCB 138, 153, and 180 and PCB sums were observed to be significantly higher in paint manufacture workers compared to the another groups. In addition, the average PCB 118 level was higher in electrical distribution workers and housewives. Following the adjustment for age, blood lipid, residency place, and seafood in the regression model, the association of PCB 118 in electrical distribution workers and PCB 153 in paint manufacture workers remained significant. The results of this study served as further support for the hypothesis for an occupational basis for bioaccumulation of some PCB types. However, the plasma levels of almost all PCB congeners in Iran were found to be lower than many other countries.
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- Sahar Eftekhari
- School of Medicine, 48439Tehran University of Medical Science-International Campus (TUMS-IC), Tehran, Iran
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- Occupational Diseases Research Center, 48439Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital 9165RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital 9165RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital 9165RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital 9165RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital 9165RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Community and Preventive Medicine Department, 48439Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kirkok SK, Kibet JK, Kinyanjui TK, Okanga FI. A review of persistent organic pollutants: dioxins, furans, and their associated nitrogenated analogues. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03551-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Andersen HV, Gunnarsen L, Knudsen LE, Frederiksen M. PCB in air, dust and surface wipes in 73 Danish homes. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020; 229:113429. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Colapicchioni V, Mosca S, Cerasa M, Benedetti P, Guerriero E, Perilli M, Rotatori M. Evaluation of the concentration of the toxic 2,3,6,7-tetrachlorobiphenylene in air after an electrical material fire. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 393:122284. [PMID: 32120222 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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It is known that when fires or explosions involve electrical systems, along with PCDDs and PCDFs, polychlorinated biphenylenes (PCBPs) are also produced. These chlorinated tricyclic aromatic pollutants were noticed in fire rubbles and after the World Trade Center destruction. However, the analytical difficulties in developing an efficient method have limited the knowledge of their environmental distribution. In light of the equipotency of 2,3,6,7-TeCBP and 2,3,7,8-TeCDD, PCBPs call for more accurate investigations. In this paper, for the first time, the level and persistence of 2,3,6,7-TeCBP have been investigated in air samples (both indoor and outdoor) after a fire broke out in an industrial building. GC-MS/MS analysis revealed that 2,3,6,7-TeCBP concentrations after the fire (3046 fg/m3 at the "epicentre") were remarkably higher than that of the 2,3,7,8-TeCDD. Moreover, the monitoring for over two years has demonstrated the persistent nature of this compound. 2,3,6,7-TeCBP was also analyzed in two different ambient air scenario: industrial and periurban areas and in both cases its concentrations were no matter of concern, confirming the correlation of 2,3,6,7-TeCBP with fire episodes. Collectively, 2,3,6,7-TeCBP, because of its toxicity, concentration and persistence, is a crucial compound in the evaluation of the health effects correlated with fires of electrical systems.
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- Valentina Colapicchioni
- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- Italian National Research Council - Institute for Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), Via Salaria km 29, 300 00015, Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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Yuan B, Muir D, MacLeod M. Methods for trace analysis of short-, medium-, and long-chain chlorinated paraffins: Critical review and recommendations. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1074:16-32. [PMID: 31159936 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Many methods for quantifying chlorinated paraffins (CPs) yield only a total concentration of the mixture as a single value. With appropriate analytical instrumentation and quantification methods, more reliable and detailed analysis can be performed by quantifying total concentrations of short-, medium-, and long-chain CPs (SCCPs, MCCPs, and LCCPs), and in the current optimal situation by quantifying individual carbon-chlorine congener groups (CnClm). Sample extraction and clean-up methods for other persistent organochlorines that have been adapted for recovery of CPs must be applied prior to quantification with appropriate quality assurance and quality control to ensure applicability of the methods for SCCPs, MCCPs, and LCCPs. Part critical review, part tutorial, and part perspective, this paper provides practical guidance to analytical chemists who are interested in establishing a method for analysis of CPs in their lab facilities using commercial reference standards, or for expanding existing analysis of total CPs or SCCPs to analysis of SCCPs, MCCPs, and LCCPs, or to analysis of CnClm congener groups.
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- Bo Yuan
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Teresa L. Mako
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, 140 Flagg Road, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, 140 Flagg Road, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, 140 Flagg Road, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, United States
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Trinh MM, Tsai CL, Hien TT, Thuan NT, Chi KH, Lien CG, Chang MB. Atmospheric concentrations and gas-particle partitioning of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs around Hochiminh city. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 202:246-254. [PMID: 29571145 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Atmospheric PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs samples were collected in Hochiminh city, Vietnam to address the effect of meteorological parameters, especially rainfall, on the occurrence and gas/particle partitioning of these persistent organic pollutants. The results indicate that PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs concentrations in industrial site are higher than those measured in commercial and rural sites during both rainy and dry seasons. In terms of mass concentration, ambient PCDD/F levels measured in dry season are significantly higher than those measured in rainy season while dl-PCB levels do not vary significantly between rainy and dry seasons. The difference could be attributed to different gas/particle partitioning characteristics between PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs. PCDD/Fs are found to be mainly distributed in particle phase while dl- PCBs are predominantly distributed in gas phase in both rainy and dry seasons. Additionally, Junge-Pankow and Harner-Bidleman models are applied to better understand the gas/particle partitioning of these pollutants in atmosphere. As a results, both PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs are under non-equilibrium gas/particle partitioning condition, and PCDD/Fs tend to reach equilibrium easier in rainy season while there are no clear trend for dl-PCBs. Harner-Bidleman model performs better in evaluating the gas/particle partitioning of PCDD/Fs while Junge-Pankow model results in better prediction for dl-PCBs.
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- Minh Man Trinh
- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan.
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- Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan.
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Li L, Arnot JA, Wania F. Revisiting the Contributions of Far- and Near-Field Routes to Aggregate Human Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:6974-6984. [PMID: 29771504 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The general population is exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by consuming food from far-field contaminated agricultural and aquatic environments, and inhalation and nondietary ingestion in near-field indoor or residential environments. Here, we seek to evaluate the relative importance of far- and near-field routes by simulating the time-variant aggregate exposure of Swedish females to PCB congeners from 1930 to 2030. We rely on a mechanistic model, which integrates a food-chain bioaccumulation module and a human toxicokinetic module with dynamic substance flow analysis and nested indoor-urban-rural environmental fate modeling. Confidence in the model is established by successfully reproducing the observed PCB concentrations in Swedish human milk between 1972 and 2016. In general, far-field routes contribute most to total PCB uptake. However, near-field exposure is notable for (i) children and teenagers, who have frequent hand-to-mouth contact, (ii) cohorts born in earlier years, e.g., in 1956, when indoor environments were severely contaminated, and (iii) lighter chlorinated congeners. The relative importance of far- and near-field exposure in a cross-section of individuals of different age sampled at the same time is shown to depend on the time of sampling. The transition from the dominance of near- to far-field exposure that has happened for PCBs may also occur for other chemicals used indoors.
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- Li Li
- Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences , University of Toronto at Scarborough , Toronto , Ontario M1C 1A4 , Canada
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- Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences , University of Toronto at Scarborough , Toronto , Ontario M1C 1A4 , Canada
- ARC Arnot Research & Consulting , Toronto , Ontario M4M 1W4 , Canada
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- Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences , University of Toronto at Scarborough , Toronto , Ontario M1C 1A4 , Canada
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Kraft M, Sievering S, Grün L, Rauchfuss K. Mono-, di-, and trichlorinated biphenyls (PCB 1-PCB 39) in the indoor air of office rooms and their relevance on human blood burden. INDOOR AIR 2018; 28:441-449. [PMID: 29288536 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from indoor air can lead to a significant increase in lower chlorinated congeners in human blood. Lower chlorinated congeners with short biological half-lives can exhibit an indirect genotoxic potential via their highly reactive metabolites. However, little is known about their occurrence in indoor air and, therefore, about the effects of possible exposure to these congeners. We analyzed all mono-, di-, and trichlorinated biphenyls in the indoor air of 35 contaminated offices, as well as in the blood of the 35 individuals worked in these offices for a minimum of 2 years. The median concentration of total PCB in the indoor air was 479 ng/m3 . The most prevalent PCBs in the indoor air samples were the trichlorinated congeners PCB 31, PCB 18, and PCB 28, with median levels of 39, 31, and 26 ng/m3 , respectively. PCB 8 was the most prevalent dichlorinated congener (median: 9.1 ng/m3 ). Monochlorinated biphenyls were not detected in relevant concentrations. In the blood samples, the most abundant congener was PCB 28; nearly 90% of all mono-, di-, and trichlorinated congeners were attributed to this congener (median: 12 ng/g blood lipid).
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- M Kraft
- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection, Recklinghausen, Germany
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- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection, Recklinghausen, Germany
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- eco-Luftqualität + Raumklima, Köln, Germany
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- North Rhine-Westphalia State Agency for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection, Recklinghausen, Germany
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Morrison GC, Andersen HV, Gunnarsen L, Varol D, Uhde E, Kolarik B. Partitioning of PCBs from air to clothing materials in a Danish apartment. INDOOR AIR 2018; 28:188-197. [PMID: 28767171 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination of buildings continues to pose an exposure threat, even decades after their application in the form of calks and other building materials. In this research, we investigate the ability of clothing to sorb PCBs from contaminated air and thereby influence exposure. The equilibrium concentration of PCB-28 and PCB-52 was quantified for nine used clothing fabrics exposed for 56 days to air in a Danish apartment contaminated with PCBs. Fabric materials included pure materials such as cotton and polyester, or blends of polyester, cotton, viscose/rayon, and/or elastane. Air concentrations were fairly stable over the experimental period, with PCB-28 ranging from 350 to 430 ng/m3 and PCB-52 ranging from 460 to 550 ng/m3 . Mass accumulated in fabric ranged from below detection limits to 4.5 mg/g of fabric. Cotton or materials containing elastane sorbed more than polyester materials on a mass basis. Mass-normalized partition coefficients above detection limits ranged from 105.7 to 107.0 L/kg. Clothing acts as a reservoir for PCBs that extends dermal exposure, even when outside or in uncontaminated buildings.
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- G C Morrison
- Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
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- Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University Copenhagen, København SV, Denmark
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- Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University Copenhagen, København SV, Denmark
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- Fraunhofer WKI, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Fraunhofer WKI, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University Copenhagen, København SV, Denmark
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Dai Q, Min X, Weng M. A review of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) pollution in indoor air environment. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2016; 66:941-950. [PMID: 27191511 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2016.1184193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were widely used in industrial production due to the unique physical and chemical properties. As a kind of persistent organic pollutants, the PCBs would lead to environment pollution and cause serious problems for human health. Thus, they have been banned since the 1980s due to the environment pollution in the past years. Indoor air is the most direct and important environment medium to human beings; thus, the PCBs pollution research in indoor air is important for the protection of human health. This paper introduces the industrial application and potential harm of PCBs, summarizes the sampling, extracting, and analytical methods of environment monitoring, and compares the indoor air levels of urban areas with those of industrial areas in different countries according to various reports. This paper can provide a basic summary for PCBs pollution control in the indoor air environment. IMPLICATIONS The review of PCBs pollution in indoor air in China is still limited. In this paper, we introduce the industrial application and potential harm of PCBs, summarize the sampling, extracting, and analytical methods of environment monitoring, and compare the indoor air levels of urban areas with industrial areas in different countries according to various reports.
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- Qizhou Dai
- a College of Environment , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Environment , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou , People's Republic of China
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- b School of Environmental and Resource Sciences , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Hangzhou Lin'an , People's Republic of China
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Bräuner EV, Andersen ZJ, Frederiksen M, Specht IO, Hougaard KS, Ebbehøj N, Bailey J, Giwercman A, Steenland K, Longnecker MP, Bonde JP. Health Effects of PCBs in Residences and Schools (HESPERUS): PCB - health Cohort Profile. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24571. [PMID: 27090775 PMCID: PMC4835792 DOI: 10.1038/srep24571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Polychlorinated-biphenyls (PCBs) were introduced in the late 1920s and used until the 1970s when they were banned in most countries due to evidence of environmental build-up and possible adverse health effects. However they still persist in the environment, indoors and in humans. Indoor air in contaminated buildings may confer airborne exposure markedly above background regional PCB levels. To date, no epidemiological studies have assessed the health effects from exposure to semi-volatile PCBs in the indoor environment. Indoor air PCBs are generally less chlorinated than PCBs that are absorbed via the diet, or via past occupational exposure; therefore their health effects require separate risk assessment. Two separate cohorts of individuals who have either attended schools (n = 66,769; 26% exposed) or lived in apartment buildings (n = 37,185; 19% exposed), where indoor air PCB concentrations have been measured were created. An individual estimate of long-term airborne PCB exposure was assigned based on measurements. The cohorts will be linked to eight different national data sources on mortality, school records, residential history, socioeconomic status, and chronic disease and reproductive outcomes. The linking of indoor air exposures with health outcomes provides a dataset unprecedented worldwide. We describe a project, called HESPERUS (Health Effects of PCBs in Residences and Schools), which will be the first study of the long term health effects of the lower-chlorinated, semi-volatile PCBs in the indoor environment.
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- Elvira Vaclavik Bräuner
- Research Center of Prevention and Health, Center of Health, Capital region of Denmark, Rigshospital - Glostrup, Copenhagen University, Denmark.,Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Center for Epidemiology and Screening, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Energy, Environment and Indoor Climate, Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction, Université Laval, Canada
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- Molecular Reproductive Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/DHHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Bispebjerg - Frederiksberg Hospital, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Liu X, Guo Z, Krebs KA, Greenwell DJ, Roache NF, Stinson RA, Nardin JA, Pope RH. Laboratory study of PCB transport from primary sources to settled dust. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 149:62-69. [PMID: 26849196 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Dust is an important sink for indoor air pollutants, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were used in building materials and products. In this study, two types of dust, house dust and Arizona Test Dust, were tested in a 30-m(3) stainless steel chamber with two types of panels. The PCB-containing panels were aluminum sheets coated with a PCB-spiked primer or caulk. The PCB-free panels were coated with the same materials but without PCBs. The dust evenly spread on each panel was collected at different times to determine its PCB content. The data from the PCB panels were used to evaluate the PCB migration from the source to the dust through direct contact, and the data from the PCB-free panels were used to evaluate the sorption of PCBs through the dust/air partition. Settled dust can adsorb PCBs from air. The sorption concentration was dependent on the congener concentration in the air and favored less volatile congeners. When the house dust was in direct contact with the PCB-containing panel, PCBs migrated into the dust at a much faster rate than the PCB transfer rate due to the dust/air partition. The dust/source partition was not significantly affected by the congener's volatility. For a given congener, the ratio between its concentration in the dust and in the source was used to estimate the dust/source partition coefficient. The estimated values ranged from 0.04 to 0.16. These values are indicative of the sink strength of the tested house dust being in the middle or lower-middle range.
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- Xiaoyu Liu
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- ARCADIS, US Inc., 4915 Prospectus Dr., Suite F, Durham, NC 27709, United States
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- ARCADIS, US Inc., 4915 Prospectus Dr., Suite F, Durham, NC 27709, United States
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- ARCADIS, US Inc., 4915 Prospectus Dr., Suite F, Durham, NC 27709, United States
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- ARCADIS, US Inc., 4915 Prospectus Dr., Suite F, Durham, NC 27709, United States
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Brown KW, Minegishi T, Cummiskey CC, Fragala MA, Hartman R, MacIntosh DL. PCB remediation in schools: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:1986-1997. [PMID: 25994266 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4689-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Growing awareness of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in legacy caulk and other construction materials of schools has created a need for information on best practices to control human exposures and comply with applicable regulations. A concise review of approaches and techniques for management of building-related PCBs is the focus of this paper. Engineering and administrative controls that block pathways of PCB transport, dilute concentrations of PCBs in indoor air or other exposure media, or establish uses of building space that mitigate exposure can be effective initial responses to identification of PCBs in a building. Mitigation measures also provide time for school officials to plan a longer-term remediation strategy and to secure the necessary resources. These longer-term strategies typically involve removal of caulk or other primary sources of PCBs as well as nearby masonry or other materials contaminated with PCBs by the primary sources. The costs of managing PCB-containing building materials from assessment through ultimate disposal can be substantial. Optimizing the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of remediation programs requires aligning a thorough understanding of sources and exposure pathways with the most appropriate mitigation and abatement methods.
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- Kathleen W Brown
- Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, USA.
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- Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, USA
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- Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, USA
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- Strategic Environmental Services, Inc., Sutton, MA, USA
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- Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc., 117 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494, USA.
- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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Vorkamp K. An overlooked environmental issue? A review of the inadvertent formation of PCB-11 and other PCB congeners and their occurrence in consumer products and in the environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 541:1463-1476. [PMID: 26490526 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are banned from production and use in most countries as they are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) of concern for environment and health. Recent research has pointed at a new environment issue resulting from the inadvertent formation of PCBs in certain processes, in particular the pigment production. PCB-11 is a major by-product in these processes, but PCB-28, PCB-52, PCB-77 as well as the nonachlorinated PCBs and PCB-209 have been found in pigments and consumer products as well. In addition to environmental emissions via point sources, in particular related to industrial and municipal wastewater, atmospheric transport seems to be important for the global distribution of PCB-11. Thus, PCB-11 has also been detected in the polar regions. Worldwide air concentrations appear relatively uniform, but maxima have been found in urban and industrialised areas. Data on the uptake and accumulation of PCB-11 in the food chain are still inconclusive: Although food web studies do not show biomagnification, PCB-11 has been detected in humans. The human exposure might originate from the direct contact to consumer products as well as from the omnipresence of PCB-11 in the environment.
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- Katrin Vorkamp
- Aarhus University, Department of Environmental Science, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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Grimm FA, He X, Teesch LM, Lehmler HJ, Robertson LW, Duffel MW. Tissue Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion of 3,3'-Dichloro-4'-sulfooxy-biphenyl in the Rat. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:8087-95. [PMID: 26046945 PMCID: PMC4496304 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b01499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) with less chlorine atoms exhibit a greater susceptibility to metabolism than their more-chlorinated counterparts. Following initial hydroxylation of these less-chlorinated PCBs, metabolic sulfation to form PCB sulfates is increasingly recognized as an important component of their toxicology. Because procedures for the quantitative analysis of PCB sulfates in tissue samples have not been previously available, we have now developed an efficient, LC-ESI-MS/MS-based protocol for the quantitative analysis of 4-PCB 11 sulfate in biological samples. This procedure was used to determine the distribution of 4-PCB 11 sulfate in liver, kidney, lung, and brain as well as its excretion profile following its intravenous administration to male Sprague-Dawley rats. Following initial uptake of 4-PCB 11 sulfate, its concentration in these tissues and serum declined within the first hour following injection. Although biliary secretion was detected, analysis of 24 h collections of urine and feces revealed recovery of less than 4% of the administered 4-PCB 11 sulfate. High-resolution LC-MS analysis of bile, urine, and feces showed metabolic products derived from 4-PCB 11 sulfate. Thus, 4-PCB 11 sulfate at this dose was not directly excreted in the urine but was instead redistributed to tissues and/or subjected to further metabolism.
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- Fabian A. Grimm
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Facility, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Address correspondence to Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, 115 South Grand Ave, S325, Iowa City, IA, 52246. Telephone: 319-335-8840. Fax: 319-335-8766.
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Pedersen EB, Ebbehøj NE, Göen T, Meyer HW, Jacobsen P. Exposure to 27 polychlorinated biphenyls in the indoor environment of a workplace: a controlled bio-monitoring study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2015; 89:43-7. [PMID: 25893464 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-015-1050-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the exposure to a broad-spectrum of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) from the indoor environment through bio-monitoring of people working in a building with PCB-containing materials and elevated PCB levels in the indoor air. METHODS A cross-sectional study comparing the plasma concentration of 27 PCB congeners in 15 people working in a PCB-contaminated building and 30 matched controls. RESULTS Median concentration of eight low-chlorinated PCB congeners was significantly higher in the exposed than in the control group. The sum of median concentrations of tri + tetra-chlorinated PCB was almost ten times higher in the exposed group than in the unexposed, and sums of dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like PCB were both relatively increased by 60 % in the exposed group. CONCLUSIONS The occupational indoor environment may significantly add to PCB exposure, especially to the lower-chlorinated congeners. Health effect from this little-acknowledged exposure has not yet been documented, but data supporting lack of effect are sparse and research generating information on effect of exposure to specific congeners including at levels relevant for the indoor environment should be encouraged.
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- Ellen Bøtker Pedersen
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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- Institute and Outpatient Clinic of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Copenhagen University, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
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Lehmann GM, Christensen K, Maddaloni M, Phillips LJ. Evaluating health risks from inhaled polychlorinated biphenyls: research needs for addressing uncertainty. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2015; 123:109-13. [PMID: 25302536 PMCID: PMC4314250 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Indoor air concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in some buildings are one or more orders of magnitude higher than background levels. In response to this, efforts have been made to assess the potential health risk posed by inhaled PCBs. These efforts are hindered by uncertainties related to the characterization and assessment of source, exposure, and exposure-response. OBJECTIVES We briefly describe some common sources of PCBs in indoor air and estimate the contribution of inhalation exposure to total PCB exposure for select age groups. Next, we identify critical areas of research needed to improve assessment of exposure and exposure response for inhaled PCBs. DISCUSSION Although the manufacture of PCBs was banned in the United States in 1979, many buildings constructed before then still contain potential sources of indoor air PCB contamination. In some indoor settings and for some age groups, inhalation may contribute more to total PCB exposure than any other route of exposure. PCB exposure has been associated with human health effects, but data specific to the inhalation route are scarce. To support exposure-response assessment, it is critical that future investigations of the health impacts of PCB inhalation carefully consider certain aspects of study design, including characterization of the PCB mixture present. CONCLUSIONS In certain contexts, inhalation exposure to PCBs may contribute more to total PCB exposure than previously assumed. New epidemiological and toxicological studies addressing the potential health impacts of inhaled PCBs may be useful for quantifying exposure-response relationships and evaluating risks.
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- Geniece M Lehmann
- National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Hu X, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Thorne PS. The fate of inhaled (14)C-labeled PCB11 and its metabolites in vivo. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2014; 63:92-100. [PMID: 24275706 PMCID: PMC3950335 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2013] [Revised: 10/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The production ban of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) technical mixtures has left the erroneous impression that PCBs exist only as legacy pollutants. Some lower-chlorinated PCBs are still being produced and contaminate both indoor and ambient air. OBJECTIVES To inform PCB risk assessment, we characterized lung uptake, distribution, metabolism and excretion of PCB11 as a signature compound for these airborne non-legacy PCBs. METHODS After delivering [(14)C]PCB11 to the lungs of male rats, radioactivity in 34 major tissues and 5 digestive matter compartments was measured at 12, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 720min postexposure, during which time the excreta and exhaled air were also collected. [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites in lung, liver, blood, digestive matter, urine, feces, and adipose tissues were extracted separately to establish the metabolic profile of the disposition. RESULTS [(14)C]PCB11 was distributed rapidly to all tissues after 99.8% pulmonary uptake and quickly underwent extensive metabolism. The major tissue deposition of [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites translocated from liver, blood and muscle to skin and adipose tissue 200min postexposure, while over 50% of administered dose was discharged via urine and feces within 12h. Elimination of the [(14)C]PCB11 and metabolites consisted of an initial fast phase (t½=9-33min) and a slower clearance phase to low concentrations. Phase II metabolites dominated in liver blood and excreta after 25min postexposure. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that PCB11 is completely absorbed after inhalation exposure and is rapidly eliminated from most tissues. Phase II metabolites dominated with a slower elimination rate than the PCB11 or phase I metabolites and thus can best serve as urine biomarkers of exposure.
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- Xin Hu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Plasma polychlorinated biphenyls in residents of 91 PCB-contaminated and 108 non-contaminated dwellings—An exposure study. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2013; 216:755-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sofuoglu SC, Sofuoglu A, Holsen TM, Alexander CM, Pagano JJ. Atmospheric concentrations and potential sources of PCBs, PBDEs, and pesticides to Acadia National Park. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 177:116-124. [PMID: 23500048 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study assessed concentrations and investigated potential source regions for PCBs, PBDEs, and organochlorine pesticides in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. Back-trajectories and potential source contribution function (PSCF) values were used to map potential source areas for total-PCBs, BDE-47, and 10 organochlorine pesticides. The constructed PSCF maps showed that ANP receives high pollutant concentrations in air masses that travel along four main pathways: (1) from the SW along the eastern Atlantic seaboard, (2) from the WSW over St. Louis, and Columbus regions, (3) from the west over Chicago, and Toronto regions, and (4) from WNW to NNW over the Great Lakes, and Quebec regions. Transport of all studied pollutants were equally distributed between the first three pathways, with only minor contributions from the last pathway. This study concludes that the high-pollutant concentrations arriving at ANP do not exclusively originate from the major urban centers along the eastern Atlantic seaboard.
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- Sait C Sofuoglu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Environmental Research Center, Izmir Institute of Technology, Gulbahce, Urla, 35430 Izmir, Turkey
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Schettgen T, Alt A, Preim D, Keller D, Kraus T. Biological monitoring of indoor-exposure to dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in a public building. Toxicol Lett 2012; 213:116-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Revised: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wilson LR, Palmer PM, Belanger EE, Cayo MR, Durocher LA, Hwang SAA, Fitzgerald EF. Indoor air polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in three communities along the Upper Hudson River, New York. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2011; 61:530-8. [PMID: 21136249 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-010-9627-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Indoor air polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations were measured in upstate New York as part of a nonoccupational exposure investigation. The adjacent study communities contain numerous sites of current and former PCB contamination, including two capacitor-manufacturing facilities. Indoor air PCB concentrations in the study area homes were not significantly different than in the comparison area homes. Total PCB concentrations in the study area homes ranged from 0.3 to 114.3 ng/m(3) (median 7.9). For the comparison area homes, concentrations ranged from 0.3 to 233.3 ng/m(3) (median 6.8). No correlations were found between PCB concentrations in indoor and outdoor air, with indoor concentrations generally 20 times higher than outdoor concentrations. Of the home characteristics cataloged, the presence of fluorescent lights was significantly associated with total PCB concentration in the study area only. The indoor PCB concentrations measured in this study are similar to those in other communities with known PCB-contaminated sites and similar to levels reported in other locations from the northeastern United States.
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- Lloyd R Wilson
- Center for Environmental Health, New York State Department of Health, Troy, NY 12180-2216, USA
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Król S, Zabiegała B, Namieśnik J. Monitoring and analytics of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in indoor air. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 400:1751-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-4910-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2011] [Revised: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Guéguen M, Amiard JC, Arnich N, Badot PM, Claisse D, Guérin T, Vernoux JP. Shellfish and residual chemical contaminants: hazards, monitoring, and health risk assessment along French coasts. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2011; 213:55-111. [PMID: 21541848 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9860-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this review, we address the identification of residual chemical hazards in shellfish collected from the marine environment or in marketed shellfish. Data, assembled on the concentration of contaminants detected, were compared with the appropriate regulatory and food safety standards. Moreover, data on human exposure and body burden levels were evaluated in the context of potential health risks.Shellfish farming is a common industry along European coasts. The primary types of shellfish consumed in France are oysters, mussels, king scallops, winkles,whelks, cockles, clams, and other scallops. Shellfish filter large volumes of water to extract their food and are excellent bioaccumulators. Metals and other pollutants that exist in the marine environment partition into particular organs, according to their individual chemical characteristics. In shellfish, accumulation often occurs in the digestive gland, which plays a role in assimilation, excretion, and detoxification of contaminants. The concentrations of chemical contaminants in bivalve mollusks are known to fluctuate with the seasons.European regulations limit the amount and type of contaminants that can appear in foodstuffs. Current European standards regulate the levels of micro-biological agents, phycotoxins, and some chemical contaminants in food. Since 2006, these regulations have been compiled into the "Hygiene Package." Bivalve mollusks must comply with maximum levels of certain contaminants as follows:lead (1.5 mg kg-1), cadmium (1 mg kg-1), mercury (0.5 mg kg-1), dioxins (4 pg g-1 and dioxins + DL-PCBs 8 pg g-1), and benzo[a]pyrene (10 μp.g kg-1).In this review, we identify the levels of major contaminants that exist in shellfish(collected from the marine environment and/or in marketed shellfish). The follow-ing contaminants are among those that are profiled: Cd, Pb, Hg, As, Ni, Cr, V,Mn, Cu, Zn, Co, Se, Mg, Mo, radionuclides, benzo[a]pyrene, PCBs, dioxins and furans, PAHs, TBT, HCB, dieldrin, DDT, lindane, triazines, PBDE, and chlorinated paraffins.In France, the results of contaminant monitoring have indicated that Cd, but not lead (< 0.26 mg kg-1) or mercury (< 0.003 mg kg-1), has had some non-compliances. Detections for PCBs and dioxins in shellfish were far below the regulatory thresholds in oysters (< 0.6 pg g-l), mussels (< 0.6 pg g-1), and king scallops (< 0.4 pg g-1). The benzo[a]pyrene concentration in marketed mussels and farmed shellfish does not exceed the regulatory threshold. Some monitoring data are available on shellfish flesh contamination for unregulated organic contaminants.Of about 100 existing organo stannic compounds, residues of the mono-, di-, and tributyltin (MBT, DBT, and TBT) and mono-, di-, and triphenyltin (MPT, DPT,and TPT) compounds are the most frequently detected in fishery products. Octyltins are not found in fishery products. Some bivalve mollusks show arsenic levels up to 15.8 mg kg-1. It seems that the levels of arsenic in the environment derive less from bioaccumulation, than from whether the arsenic is in an organic or an inorganic form. In regard to the other metals, levels of zinc and magnesium are higher in oysters than in mussels.To protect shellfish from chemical contamination, programs have been established to monitor water masses along coastal areas. The French monitoring network(ROCCH) focuses on environmental matrices that accumulate contaminants. These include both biota and sediment. Example contaminants were studied in a French coastal lagoon (Arcachon Bay) and in an estuary (Bay of Seine), and these were used to illustrate the usefulness of the monitoring programs. Twenty-one pesticidal and biocidal active substances were detected in the waters of Arcachon Bay during the summers from 1999 to 2003, at concentrations ranging from a few nanograms per liter to several hundred nanograms per liter. Most of the detected substances were herbicides, including some that are now banned. Organotin compounds have been detected in similarly semi-enclosed waters elsewhere (bays, estuaries, and harbors).However, the mean concentrations of cadmium, mercury, lead, and benzo[a]pyrene,in transplanted mussels, were below the regulatory limits.In 2007, the mean daily consumption of shellfish in the general French population was estimated to be 4.5 g in adults; however, a wide variation occurs by region and season (INCA 2 study). Tabulated as a proportion of the diet, shellfish consumption represents only 0.16% of overall solid food intake. However, the INCA 2 survey was not well suited to estimating shellfish consumption because of the small number of shellfish consumers sampled. In contrast, the mean consumption rate of bivalve mollusks among adult high consumers of fish and seafood products, i.e., adults who eat fish or seafood at least twice a week, was estimated to be 153 g week-1 (8 kg yr-1). The highest mean consumption is for king scallops (39 g week-1), followed by oysters (34 g week-1) and mussels (22 g week-1). Thus, for high seafood consumers, the contribution of shellfish to inorganic contaminant levels is 1-10% TWI or PTWI for Cd, MeHg, and Sn (up to 19% for Sn), and the arsenic body burden is higher for 22% of individuals studied.The human health risks associated with consuming chemical contaminants in shellfish are difficult to assess for several reasons: effects may only surface after long-term exposure (chronic risk), exposures may be discontinuous, and contamination may derive from multiple sources (food, air, occupational exposure, etc.).Therefore, it is not possible to attribute a high body burden specifically to shellfish consumption even if seafood is a major dietary contributor of any contaminant, e.g.,arsenic and mercury.The data assembled in this review provide the arguments for maintaining the chemical contaminant monitoring programs for shellfish. Moreover, the results presented herein suggest that monitoring programs should be extended to other chemicals that are suspected of presenting a risk to consumers, as illustrated by the high concentration reported for arsenic (in urine) of high consumers of seafood products from the CALIPSO study. In addition, the research conducted in shellfish-farming areas of Arcachon Bay highlights the need to monitor TBT and PAH contamination levels to ensure that these chemical pollutants do not migrate from the harbor to oyster farms.Finally, we have concluded that shellfish contamination from seawater offers a rather low risk to the general French population, because shellfish do not constitute a major contributor to dietary exposure of chemical contaminants. Notwithstanding,consumer vigilance is necessary among regular shellfish consumers, and especially for those residing in fishing communities, for pregnant and breast-feeding women,and for very young children.
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- Marielle Guéguen
- Unité des microorganismes d'intérêt laitier et alimentaire EA 3213, UFR ICORE 146, Université de Caen-Basse Normandie, 14032, Caen Cedex 5, France.
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Cariou R, Marchand P, Vénisseau A, Brosseaud A, Bertrand D, Qannari EM, Antignac JP, Le Bizec B. Prediction of the PCDD/F and dl-PCB 2005-WHO-TEQ content based on the contribution of six congeners: toward a new screening approach for fish samples? ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2010; 158:941-947. [PMID: 19800157 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Revised: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Current European Union regulation regarding polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs) in food and feed is based on Toxic Equivalent Quotient (TEQ) concept. For confirmatory purpose, the isotope-dilution method associated to a measurement by gas chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry is usually the method of choice for precisely measuring the 29 target congeners in three separated fractions. Time and cost related to these analyses are very significant. Various kinds of screening concepts can be considered. In the present study, we elaborated and validated a prediction model for the 2005 World Health Organization TEQ in fish, based on the measurement of 4 PCDD/F and 2 non-ortho dl-PCB congeners, potentially analyzable in a single extracted fraction by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Large independent datasets have been used for model elaboration (n=108) and validation (n=363, n=357 and n=6).
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- Ronan Cariou
- Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA), Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes (ENVN), USC INRA 2013, BP 50707, 44307 Nantes Cedex 3, France.
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Takigami H, Suzuki G, Hirai Y, Sakai SI. Brominated flame retardants and other polyhalogenated compounds in indoor air and dust from two houses in Japan. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 76:270-7. [PMID: 19361833 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2008] [Revised: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This study analyzed polyhalogenated compounds (PHCs) such as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in indoor air and dust samples from two modern homes in Japan. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 2,4,6-tribromophenol (2,4,6-TBP) in exhaust and indoor air of two houses were detected at 10(2)-10(3)pgm(-3) order, which were well above those in outdoor air. For dust samples, the detected polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furan concentrations resembled values found in our past study. Interestingly, compared to PBDE concentrations, two orders of magnitude higher concentration (13000 ng g(-1)) was observed for hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in a dust sample from one house. Based on the calculation of air/dust partition ratio values (Kad), low Kad values (log Kad <or=0) were obtained for high brominated PBDEs (pentaBDEs - decaBDE), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and HBCDs, although indoor air contained higher contents of low chlorinated PCBs, low brominated PBDEs, and 2,4,6-TBP. Attention should be given to exposure to 2,4,6-TBP through inhalation of air as well as dust ingestion. Results of X-ray fluorescence analysis show high bromine concentrations in curtain and roll screen samples possessing a high product loading factor. Furthermore, a preliminary estimation was made of the likely magnitude of inhabitants' exposure to PHCs via inhalation and dust ingestion in the two houses.
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- Hidetaka Takigami
- Research Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan.
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Analysis of industrial contaminants in indoor air: Part 1. Volatile organic compounds, carbonyl compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:540-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.10.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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