Leaching of decabromodiphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane from fabrics under simulated landfill conditions
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2019-12-30Author
Harrad, Stuart
Drage, Daniel S.
Sharkey, Martin
Berresheim, Harald
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Harrad, Stuart, Drage, Daniel S., Sharkey, Martin, & Berresheim, Harald. (2020). Leaching of decabromodiphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane from fabrics under simulated landfill conditions. Emerging Contaminants, 6, 33-38. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emcon.2019.12.005
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A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to examine the leaching of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) from a mix of three fabrics. Consistent with previous reports that such leaching is governed by second order kinetics, concentrations in leachate were markedly higher in the first 24Â h of leaching, and diminished by an order of magnitude after 1 week. The influence of the waste:leachate ratio was examined for the first time, with leaching of both BDE-209 and HBCDD significantly greater (pÂ