Occurrence, fate and ecological risk of chlorinated paraffins in Asia: A review

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 92-93; pp. 373 - 387
• Main Authors: Wei, Gao-Ling, Liang, Xiao-Liang, Li, Ding-Qiang, Zhuo, Mu-Ning, Zhang, Si-Yi, Huang, Qiu-Xin, Liao, Yi-Shan, Xie, Zhen-Yue, Guo, Tai-Long, Yuan, Zai-Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2016
• Subjects: air; alkanes; Asia; breathing; Chlorinated paraffins; dust; Environment; environmental impact; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants - chemistry; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Fate; food intake; food webs; Human exposure; Humans; industry; ingestion; irrigation; Long-range atmospheric transport; Occurrence; Paraffin - chemistry; Paraffin - toxicity; risk; Risk Factors; sediments; Sewage; sewage sludge; Soil; Toxicity; Waste Water; wastewater; Asia; Toxicity; Occurrence; Fate; Chlorinated paraffins; Long-range atmospheric transport; Human exposure

Chlorinated paraffins (CPs), complex mixtures of polychlorinated alkanes, are widely used in various industries and are thus ubiquitous in the receiving environment. The present study comprehensively reviewed the occurrence, fate and ecological risk of CPs in various environmental matrices in Asia....