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The impact of polybrominated diphenyl ether prohibition: a case study on the atmospheric levels in China, Japan and South Korea. / Li, Qilu; Li, Jun; Chaemfa, Chakra et al.
In: Atmospheric Research, Vol. 143, 15.06.2014, p. 57-63.

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Li Q, Li J, Chaemfa C, Zhang G, Kobara Y, Nam JJ et al. The impact of polybrominated diphenyl ether prohibition: a case study on the atmospheric levels in China, Japan and South Korea. Atmospheric Research. 2014 Jun 15;143:57-63. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.02.003

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title = "The impact of polybrominated diphenyl ether prohibition: a case study on the atmospheric levels in China, Japan and South Korea",
abstract = "Abstract The atmosphere is an important medium which could directly reflect the changes of pollutant sources. Worldwide, the commercial products of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been officially restricted and subsequently prohibited. For the purpose of evaluating their concentration after prohibition, passive air samplers (PASs) were therefore deployed again across the East Asia during two periods in 2008 after the initial deployment 4 years ago. When compared with the data in 2004, the atmospheric concentrations of PBDEs have declined significantly. Spatially, the PBDE level in China was still the highest, with a mean value of 15.4 pg m− 3, and in Japan was the lowest (2.47 ± 1.12 pg m− 3) in the East Asia. Moreover, the relatively high concentrations were observed at sites where there are electronic or e-waste recycling industries, and this is particularly true in China, suggesting that illegally imported e-waste is still a typical source of PBDEs in this region.",
keywords = "China, East Asia, Atmosphere, PBDEs, Passive air sampler",
author = "Qilu Li and Jun Li and Chakra Chaemfa and Gan Zhang and Yuso Kobara and Jae-Jak Nam and Jones, {Kevin C.}",
year = "2014",
month = jun,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.02.003",
language = "English",
volume = "143",
pages = "57--63",
journal = "Atmospheric Research",
issn = "0169-8095",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",

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AU - Jones, Kevin C.

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N2 - Abstract The atmosphere is an important medium which could directly reflect the changes of pollutant sources. Worldwide, the commercial products of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been officially restricted and subsequently prohibited. For the purpose of evaluating their concentration after prohibition, passive air samplers (PASs) were therefore deployed again across the East Asia during two periods in 2008 after the initial deployment 4 years ago. When compared with the data in 2004, the atmospheric concentrations of PBDEs have declined significantly. Spatially, the PBDE level in China was still the highest, with a mean value of 15.4 pg m− 3, and in Japan was the lowest (2.47 ± 1.12 pg m− 3) in the East Asia. Moreover, the relatively high concentrations were observed at sites where there are electronic or e-waste recycling industries, and this is particularly true in China, suggesting that illegally imported e-waste is still a typical source of PBDEs in this region.

AB - Abstract The atmosphere is an important medium which could directly reflect the changes of pollutant sources. Worldwide, the commercial products of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been officially restricted and subsequently prohibited. For the purpose of evaluating their concentration after prohibition, passive air samplers (PASs) were therefore deployed again across the East Asia during two periods in 2008 after the initial deployment 4 years ago. When compared with the data in 2004, the atmospheric concentrations of PBDEs have declined significantly. Spatially, the PBDE level in China was still the highest, with a mean value of 15.4 pg m− 3, and in Japan was the lowest (2.47 ± 1.12 pg m− 3) in the East Asia. Moreover, the relatively high concentrations were observed at sites where there are electronic or e-waste recycling industries, and this is particularly true in China, suggesting that illegally imported e-waste is still a typical source of PBDEs in this region.

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