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POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS IN US SOILS
Citation:
OFFENBERG, J. H., H. M. STAPLETON, M. J. STRYNAR, AND A. B. LINDSTROM. POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS IN US SOILS. Presented at Dioxin 2006, Oslo, NORWAY, August 21 - 25, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall goal of this work is to provide support to OPPTS in evaluating potential environmental and human health problems associated with release of PFCs into the environment. Specific research objectives include the following.
o Development and application of a multi-compound method for the collection, extraction, and analysis of PFCs in raw and finished water.
o Development and application of a multi-compound method for the collection, extraction, and analysis of PFCs in soil.
o Development and application of a method for the extraction and analysis of PFCs in human blood serum.
o Development and application of methods to support NHEERL toxicology studies that will inform the risk assessment process.
Description:
Chemical analysis of thirty-three soil samples from 15 US states reveals Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), in every sample.PBDE concentrations rangefrom 0.09 to 1200 parts per billion by mass. These data are the first analysis of soil concentrations of PBDEs in soils from across the US, and provide the first demonstration of the ubiquity of PBDEs in US surface soils.