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[Total dietary exposure assessment of emerging brominated flame retardants in Beijing]
Objective:
To estimate the exposure characteristic of six emerging brominated flame retardant for Beijing residents by dietary intake.
Methods:
2,3,5,6-tetrabromo-p-xylene (pTBX), pentabromotoluene (PBT), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-pentabromo-6- ethylbenzene (PBEB), hexahromobenzene (HBB), hexachlorocyclopentadienyl- dibromocyclooctane (DBHCTD) and 1,2-bis(2 ,4 ,6-tribromo phenoxy) ethane (BTBPE) were detected by atmospheric pressure gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (APGC-MS/MS) in total dietary samples from Beijing. Dietary intake assessments of human exposure were carried out according to results of determination.
Results:
PBT, PBEB, HBB and BTBPE were occurred with concentration between 1.2-29.4 pg/g wet weight. The detection rates of HBB and BTBPE in animal--origin samples were higher than those in plant-origin samples, and there were significant differences (P < 0.05). The exposure level of Beijing residents to six emerging brominated flame retardants were 296.8 pg/(kg-d).
Conclusion:
The exposure level of emerging brominated flame retardants by dietary intake in Beijing is relatively low, and meat is the main source of BTBPE dietary intake.
