Pollution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment of Organophosphorus Flame Retardants in Lake Sediments
The content of 16 organophosphorus flame retardants(OPFRs)in surficial sediments from 15 urban lakes in Guangzhou was detected by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry(GC-MS).The distribution characteristics and sources were analyzed,and the ecological risks were evaluated.The results revealed that the to-tal mass ratio of the 16 OPFRs(Σ16OPFRs)in sediments of 15 urban lakes in Guangzhou ranged from 138 ng/g to 306 ng/g,with an average of 203 ng/g,indicating a moderate level of pollution.TBEP,TCEP,TBP and TDCP were the main OPFRs,among which TBEP was the highest.Correlation analysis showed that most OPFRs monomers had no significant correlation with total organic carbon.The source of OPFRs had the characteristics of point source.Principal component analysis indicated that the source of OPFRs in sediments was not single.Waste plastics generated by tourists,atmospheric deposition,sewage discharge,road runoff and sludge reuse might be the sources.The ecological risk assessment showed that OPFRs in sediments had certain ecological risks.