Biodegradation kinetics of selected brominated flame retardants in aerobic and anaerobic soil

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2235-2240

  Nyholm, Jenny Rattfelt ^a   Lundberg, Charlott ^a   Andersson, Patrik L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Persistence; Sludge; Soil; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC SOIL; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHERS; HALF LIVES; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; TRIBROMOPHENOL; TRICHLOROPHENOL;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAMMABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SOILS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

1,2 DIBROMO 4 (1,2 DIBROMOETHYL)CYCLOHEXANE; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,4,4' TRIBROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,4,4' TRICHLORODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; 2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENOL; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOBENZENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BROMINE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEXACHLOROBENZENE; REACTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HALF LIFE TIME; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; KINETICS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77953326663     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Ahn M., Filley T.R., Jafvert C.T., Nies L., Hua I., and Bezares-Cruz J. Photodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether adsorbed onto clay minerals, metal oxides, and sediment. Environmental Science and Technology 40 (2006) 215-220
2. Alletto L., Coquet Y., Benoit P., and Bergheaud V. Effects of temperature and water content on degradation of isoproturon in three soil profiles. Chemosphere 64 (2006) 1053-1061
3. Andersson P.L., Öberg K., and Örn U. Chemical characterization of brominated flame retardants and identification of structurally representative compounds. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25 (2006) 1275-1282
4. Bastos, P.M., 2009. Comparison of experimentally and theoretically determined oxidation and photochemical transformation rates of some organohalogens to promote prediction. Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University, Sweden.
5. Bhatt P., Kumar M.S., Mudliar S., and Chakrabarti T. Biodegradation of chlorinated compounds - a review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 37 (2007) 165-198
6. Borja J., Taleon D.M., Auresenia J., and Gallardo S. Polychlorinated biphenyls and their biodegradation. Process Biochemistry 40 (2005) 199-2013
7. Connell D.W. Basic Concepts of Environmental Chemistry. second ed. (2005), Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, USA
8. Davis J.W., Gonsior S., Marty G., and Ariano J. The transformation of hexabromocyclododecane in aerobic and anaerobic soils and aquatic sediments. Water Research 39 (2005) 1075-1084
9. 14C]hexabromocyclododecane in wastewater sludge and freshwater sediment. Environmental Science and Technology 40 (2006) 5395-5401
10. Eriksson J., Green N., Marsh G., and Bergman A. Photochemical decomposition of 15 polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners in methanol/water. Environmental Science and Technology 38 (2004) 3119-3125
11. Eriksson J., Rahm S., Green N., Bergman A., and Jakobsson E. Photochemical transformations of tetrabromobisphenol A and related phenols in water. Chemosphere 54 (2004) 117-126
12. European Union. Annex XIII. Criteria for the identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances, and very persistent and very bioaccumulative substances. Official Journal of the European Union L396 (2006) 383-385 Brussels, Belgium
13. Fang L., Huang J., Yu G., and Wang L. Photochemical degradation of six polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners under ultraviolet irradiation in hexane. Chemosphere 71 (2008) 258-267
14. Gerecke A.C., Giger W., Hartmann P.C., Heeb N.V., Kohler H.-P.E., Schmid P., Zennegg M., and Kohler M. Anaerobic degradation of brominated flame retardants in sewage sludge. Chemosphere 64 (2006) 311-317
15. Gouin T., and Harner T. Modelling the fate of the polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Environment International 29 (2003) 717-724
16. Hooper K., and McDonald T.A. The PBDEs: an emerging environmental challenge and another reason for breast-milk monitoring programs. Environmental Health Perspective 108 (2000) 387-392
17. Hovander L., Malmberg T., Athanasiadou M., Athanassiadis I., Rahm S., Bergman A., and Klasson Wehler E. Identification of hydroxylated PCB metabolites and other phenolic halogenated pollutants in human blood plasma. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 42 (2002) 105-117
18. Kohring G.-W., Rogers J.E., and Wiegel J. Anaerobic biodegradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol in freshwater lake sediments at different temperatures. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 55 (1989) 348-353
19. Lotrario J.B., Stuart B.J., Lam T., Arands R.R., O'Connor O.A.O., and Kosson D.S. Effects of sterilization methods on the physical characteristics of soil: implications for sorption isotherm analyses. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 54 (1995) 668-675
20. Nordic Council of Ministers, 1998. Nordic Reference Soils. Copenhagen, Denmark.
21. Nyholm J.R., Norman A., Norrgren L., Haglund P., and Andersson P.L. Uptake and biotransformation of structurally diverse brominated flame retardants in zebrafish (Danio Rerio) after dietary exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28 (2009) 1035-1042
22. OECD Guidelines for testing of chemicals no 307, 2002. Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformation in Soil. Paris, France.
23. Palm A., Cousins I.T., Mackay D., Tysklind M., Metcalfe C., and Alaee M. Assessing the environmental fate of chemicals of emerging concern: a case study of the polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Environmental Pollution 117 (2002) 195-213
24. Perrin-Ganier C., Schiavon F., Morel J.-L., and Schiavon M. Effect of sludge-amendment or nutrient addition on the biodegradation of the herbicide isoproturon in soil. Chemosphere 44 (2001) 887-892
25. Rayne S., Ikonomou M.G., and Whale M.D. Anaerobic microbial and photochemical degradation of 4,4′-dibromodiphenyl ether. Water Research 37 (2003) 551-560
26. Sanchez M.E., Estrada I.B., Martinez O., Martin-Villacorta J., Aller A., and Moran A. Influence of the application of sewage sludge on the degradation of pesticides in the soil. Chemosphere 57 (2004) 673-679
27. Sellström U., de Wit C.A., Lundgren N., and Tysklind M. Effect of sewage-sludge application on concentrations of higher-brominated diphenyl ethers in soils and earthworms. Environmental Science and Technology 39 (2005) 9064-9070
28. Sinkkonen S., and Paasivirta J. Degradation half-life times of PCDDs, PCDFs and PCBs for environmental fate modelling. Chemosphere 40 (2000) 943-949
29. Söderström G., Sellström U., de Wit C.A., and Tysklind M. Photolytic debromination of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209). Environmental Science and Technology 38 (2004) 127-132
30. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (2009). www.smhi.se (accessed 15.04.09)
31. UMEVA, 2008. Umeå Water and Waste. Environmental Report 2007. Ön's sewage treatment plant. (in Swedish).
32. UNEP. Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001), United Nations Environment Program, Geneva, Switzerland
33. Ungerer I.M., Kennedy A.C., and Muzika R.-M. Flooding effects on soil microbial communities. Applied Soil Ecology 42 (2009) 1-8
34. Voordeckers J.W., Fennell D.E., Jones K., and Häggblom M.M. Anaerobic biotransformation of tetrabromobisphenol A, tetrachlorobisphenol A, and bisphenol A in estuarine sediments. Environmental Science and Technology 36 (2002) 696-701
35. Von der Recke R., and Vetter W. Photolytic transformation of polybrominated biphenyls leading to the structures of unknown hexa- to nonabromo-congeners. Journal of Chromatography A 1167 (2007) 184-194
36. World Health Organisation/International Program on Chemical Safety. Environmental Health Criteria 172: TBBPA and Derivatives (1995), World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland