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Distribution, accumulation profile, and risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment from lake and river systems in Hanoi Metropolitan Area, Vietnam

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Concentrations of seven polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) congeners were determined in surface sediments collected from several rivers and lakes in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, to understand the status of background contamination, accumulation pattern, sources, and toxic implications for benthic organisms. Total PBDE concentrations in all sediment samples ranged from 0.03 to 17.5 ng/g dry weight (mean 1.33 ng/g dry wt). The most predominant congeners were BDE-47 and BDE-99, which comprised 30 and 25 % of total PBDE concentrations, respectively. Results from statistical analysis indicated that the potential sources of PBDEs of sediments in Hanoi may come from penta-BDE and octa-BDE mixtures. Risk quotients of PBDEs in sediments were also calculated for a benthic species, ranged from 2.12 × 10−6 − 1.60 × 10−2, and were markedly lower than threshold value for occurrence of any ecotoxicological risk. This study provides some of the most comprehensive data on the occurrence of PBDEs in sediments from lake and river systems in Vietnam.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge financial support from the Project “Assessment of emission and environmental pollution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)—a new and emerging class of persistent organic pollutants (No. 104.07-2012.740) from National Foundation for Science and Technology Development of Vietnam (NAFOSTED). Chemical analyses of PBDEs using tandem GC/MS/MS in Center for Environmental Monitoring, Vietnam Environment Administration in framework of the Project Establishment of Dioxin Laboratory in Vietnam (AP-16657 and BMGF-50799) supported by Atlantic Philanthropies and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, were acknowledged. We also wish to thank Prof. Alexander Scheeline, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, for critical reading of this manuscript.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Pham Thi Ngoc Mai, Nguyen Khanh Hoang, Hoang Quoc Anh, Tran Manh Tri, Le Si Hung, Dao Thi Nhung, Nguyen Thi Anh Huong & Tu Binh Minh

  2. Dioxin Laboratory, Center of Environmental Monitoring, Vietnam Environment Administration, 556 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Van Thuong, Vu Duc Nam, Nguyen Thi Minh Hue & Nguyen Hung Minh

  3. Faculty of Environment, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, 41A Street K1, Cau Dien, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Trinh Thi Tham

  4. Center for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai Street, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Mai, P.T.N., Van Thuong, N., Tham, T.T. et al. Distribution, accumulation profile, and risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment from lake and river systems in Hanoi Metropolitan Area, Vietnam. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 7170–7179 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5235-7

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