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Effects of Aquaculture Effluents on Fate of 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl Ether (BDE-99) in Contaminated Mangrove Sediment Planted With Kandelia Obovata

Effects of Aquaculture Effluents on Fate of 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl Ether (BDE-99) in Contaminated Mangrove Sediment Planted With Kandelia Obovata

Shazia Farzana, Siu Gin Cheung, Nora Fung Yee Tam

Sci Total Environ. 2019 Nov 15;691:71-79.

PMID: 31319260

Abstract:

The problems of aquaculture effluent (AE) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are common in coastal areas. The fate of 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99), a dominant PBDE congener, in mangrove sediments and the effects of AE on it have never been reported. A 12-months microcosm study was conducted and more than 55% of the BDE-99 in contaminated sediment was removed at the end. The removal percentages depended on treatments, with the highest removal in the treatment planted with Kandelia obovata (Ko) and irrigated with AE (WPAE), followed by Ko planted but without AE (WP), unplanted with AE (NPAE) and unplanted without AE (NP). Hydroxylation of BDE-99 was observed in all treatments, with a preference in the para position bromine substitution, followed by meta position and the lowest was ortho bromine substitution. BDE-99 was also debrominated to lower brominated congeners like tri- and di-BDEs congeners. Different from parent BDE-99, ortho-substituted BDE-28 and -15 were more dominant than that of para-substituted BDE-17 and -7, suggesting that para-substituted congeners could further be debrominated. The AE addition enhanced root uptake of PBDEs in Ko. These findings suggested that the addition of AE and planting Ko could be an effective way to remedy BDE-99 in contaminated sediments.

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