Legacy and novel halogenated flame retardants in seawater and atmosphere of the Bohai Sea: Spatial trends, seasonal variations, and influencing factors

WATER RESEARCH

卷:184

Article

Liu, Lin^1,2,3  Zhen, Xiaomei^1,2,3  Wang, Xinming¹  Li, Yanfang^2,4  Sun, Xu^2,3  Tang, Jianhui^2,4 

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Guangzhou Inst Geochem, State Key Lab Organ Geochem, Guangzhou 510640, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Acad Sci, CAS Key Lab Coastal Environm Proc & Ecol Remediat, Shandong Key Lab Coastal Environm Proc, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res, Yantai 264003, Peoples R China

[3] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China

[4] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Ocean Mega Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China

关键词: DBDPE;    Sediment resuspension;    Phytoplankton blooms;    Water stratification;    Atmospheric deposition;    Halogenated flame retardants;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.watres.2020.116117

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Seventeen halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) were concurrently analyzed in surface seawater and low atmospheric samples from the Bohai Sea during four research cruises. HFRs mainly existed in particulate phases, and in general decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) was the predominant compound in both air and water samples. Relatively high concentrations were observed in the water of Laizhou Bay (LB), where the largest manufacturing base of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in China is located and weak water exchange occurs. Transport from LB by coastal currents may be the main source of BFRs in some areas without emission sources. The HFRs in seawater exhibited distinct seasonal variation, with significantly higher concentrations in winter than those in summer. The controlling factors include the resuspension of sediment induced by large wind waves in winter and phytoplankton scavenging in spring and seawater stratification in summer. HFRs composition varied largely in different seasons, due to the different extents of riverine input and atmospheric deposition. Normally, for air masses passing through the nearby industrial regions, high concentrations of DBDPE (up to 1780 pg m(-3)) co-existed with high total suspended particle (TSP) levels (up to 150 mu g m(-3)). The estimated atmospheric deposition fluxes of HFRs were 19, 51, and 80 kg season(-1) in spring, summer, and winter, respectively, indicating that the Bohai Sea is a sink of HFRs via atmospheric deposition. This study has increased our understanding of the behaviors and fates of the legacy and novel HFRs in the shallow coastal sea. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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