Occurrence and spatial distribution of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in the Bohai and Yellow Seas, China

Mingyu Zhong; Jianhui Tang; Lijie Mi; Fei Li; Runmei Wang; Guopei Huang; Huifeng Wu

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.034

Occurrence and spatial distribution of organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in the Bohai and Yellow Seas, China

Mar Pollut Bull. 2017 Aug 15;121(1-2):331-338. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.034. Epub 2017 Jun 17.

Authors

Mingyu Zhong¹, Jianhui Tang², Lijie Mi³, Fei Li³, Runmei Wang⁴, Guopei Huang¹, Huifeng Wu⁵

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
² Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China. Electronic address: jhtang@yic.ac.cn.
³ Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research (YIC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes, YICCAS, Yantai 264003, China. Electronic address: hfwu@yic.ac.cn.

PMID: 28633947
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.034

Abstract

Seawater samples from 50 sites in the BS and YS were collected to investigate the spatial distribution of 7 OPs. Concentrations of the total OPs (ƩOPs) in the BS and YS ranged from 8.12ngL^-1 to 98.04ngL^-1 with a geometric mean (GM) of 23.70ngL^-1. Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP) was the dominant compound, followed by tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) and triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO). The ƩOPs together with the most commonly detected individual OPs (TCPP, TCEP, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), tri-iso-butyl phosphate (TiBP), triphenyl phosphate (TPhP), and TPPO) tended to decrease from nearshore to offshore and from the surface to the bottom seawaters, indicating major land-based sources. Furthermore, the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass (YSCWM), Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW), Taiwan Warm Current (TaWC), and Subei Coastal Water (SCW) influenced the horizontal and vertical distributions of the OPs in the study area.

Keywords: Fate; Source; Triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO); Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP); Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP).

MeSH terms

China
Flame Retardants / analysis*
Oceans and Seas
Organophosphorus Compounds
Plasticizers / analysis*
Taiwan
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

Flame Retardants
Organophosphorus Compounds
Plasticizers
Water Pollutants, Chemical