Gevao Bondi, Beg Mirza U, Al-Ghadban Abdul Nabi, Al-Omair Ali, Helaleh Murad, Zafar Jamal
Department of Environmental Science, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait.
Chemosphere. 2006 Feb;62(7):1078-86. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.05.030. Epub 2005 Jul 12.
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations were measured in surficial sediments from coastal sediments receiving industrial and municipal effluents in Kuwait. The summation PBDE concentrations varied by two orders of magnitude ranging from 80 to 3800 pg g(-1)dw. The congener distribution was dominated by BDE 183, with minor contributions from BDEs 154 and 153. The similarity between the congener profile to that of the technical octa formulation (Bromkal 79-8DE) suggests a source of this product in Kuwait. The observed gradient in concentration distribution, with high summation PBDE concentrations near the shore and an exponential decrease seaward, indicates that wastewater discharge from industrial activities in the study area is the primary source of these compounds in the sediments.
对科威特接收工业和城市污水的沿海表层沉积物中的多溴二苯醚（PBDE）浓度进行了测量。总多溴二苯醚浓度变化了两个数量级，范围为80至3800 pg g(-1)干重。同系物分布以BDE 183为主，BDE 154和153的贡献较小。同系物谱与工业八溴配方（Bromkal 79-8DE）的相似性表明科威特存在该产品来源。观察到的浓度分布梯度，即岸边总多溴二苯醚浓度高且向海呈指数下降，表明研究区域内工业活动的废水排放是沉积物中这些化合物的主要来源。
