Analysis of phthalate esters in soils near an electronics manufacturing facility and from a non-industrialized area by gas purge microsyringe extraction and gas chromatography

Wu, W; Hu, J; Wang, J; Chen, X; Yao, N; Tao, J; Zhou, YK

HERO ID

2804032

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2015

Language

English

PMID

25506907

HERO ID 2804032
In Press No
Year 2015
Title Analysis of phthalate esters in soils near an electronics manufacturing facility and from a non-industrialized area by gas purge microsyringe extraction and gas chromatography
Authors Wu, W; Hu, J; Wang, J; Chen, X; Yao, N; Tao, J; Zhou, YK
Journal Science of the Total Environment
Volume 508
Page Numbers 445-451
Abstract Here, a novel technique is described for the extraction and quantitative determination of six phthalate esters (PAEs) from soils by gas purge microsyringe extraction and gas chromatography. Recovery of PAEs ranged from 81.4% to 120.3%, and the relative standard deviation (n=6) ranged from 5.3% to 10.5%. Soil samples were collected from roadsides, farmlands, residential areas, and non-cultivated areas in a non-industrialized region, and from the same land-use types within 1km of an electronics manufacturing facility (n=142). Total PAEs varied from 2.21 to 157.62mgkg(-1) in non-industrialized areas and from 8.63 to 171.64mgkg(-1) in the electronics manufacturing area. PAE concentrations in the non-industrialized area were highest in farmland, followed (in decreasing order) by roadsides, residential areas, and non-cultivated soil. In the electronics manufacturing area, PAE concentrations were highest in roadside soils, followed by residential areas, farmland, and non-cultivated soils. Concentrations of dimethyl phthalate (DMP), diethyl phthalate (DEP), and di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP) differed significantly (P<0.01) between the industrial and non-industrialized areas. Principal component analysis indicated that the strongest explanatory factor was related to DMP and DnBP in non-industrialized soils and to butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) and DMP in soils near the electronics manufacturing facility. Congener-specific analysis confirmed that diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) was a predictive indication both in the non-industrialized area (r(2)=0.944, P<0.01) and the industrialized area (r(2)=0.860, P<0.01). The higher PAE contents in soils near the electronics manufacturing facility are of concern, considering the large quantities of electronic wastes generated with ongoing industrialization.
Doi 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.081
Pmid 25506907
Wosid WOS:000349195100048
Url https://search.proquest.com/docview/1660411548?accountid=171501
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Language Text English
Keyword Phthalate esters; Soils; GP-MSE; Electronics manufacturing facility
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