Polychlorinated diebenzo-p-dioxins(PCDDs),polychlorinated diebenzofurans(PCDFs),polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs) were monitored in the ambient air of Taizhou,an E-waste dismantling area of southeast China to evaluate their concentrations,profiles and gas-particle partitioning.The ΣPCDD/Fs concentrations ranged from 2.91 to 50.6 pg/m3,with an average of 14.3 pg/m3.The I-TEQs for PCDD/Fs were in the range of 0.20-3.45 pg/m3,with an average of 1.10 pg/m3.The ΣPCBs concentrations and TEQs ranged from 4.23 to 11.35 ng/m3,0.050 to 0.859 pg(TEQ)/m3,respectively.The concentrations of ΣPBDEs ranged from 92 to 3086 pg/m3,with an average of 894 pg/m3.The pollution levels of PCDD/Fs,PCBs and PBDEs were higher than other urban sites,which may be associated with the E-waste dismantling activities.The PCDD/Fs were found exclusively in the particle phase whereas PCBs distributed dominantly in the gas phase.The gas-partilce partitioning was also assessed by correlating the gas-particle partition coefficient(Kp) with the subcooled liquid vapor pressure(PL0).The measured particulate sorptions of PCDD/Fs,PCBs and PBDEs were compared with the predictions from Junge-Pankow model and Koa absorption model.The Junge-Pankow model well estimated the particulate fractions of PCBs.However,it underestimated the sorptions of PCDD/Fs and overestimated the fractions of PBDEs.The predicted particulate fractions of PCDD/Fs and PCBs from Koa model fitted well with the measured data.
LI YingMing JIANG GuiBin WANG YaWei WANG Pu ZHANG QingHua
