To investigate the environmental behavior of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in the surroundings of the electronics industry, an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was used to determine the concentration levels of 18 OPEs in soil, atmospheric, and wastewater samples, which were collected from surrounding areas of typical electronic industry enterprises in Shenzhen. Correlation analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) were applied to identify pollution sources, and the health risk levels of people of different age groups were evaluated. The results indicated that the detection rates of 18 OPEs in various environmental media were found to range between 40.9% and 100.0%. In 34 soil samples, 21 atmospheric samples, and 30 wastewater samples, the mean concentrations of ∑18 OPEs were determined to be 283ng/g (12.2~857ng/g), 4.48×105 pg/m3(3.12×103~2.95×106 pg/m3), and 1.11×106 ng/L (5.39×105~2.73×106 ng/L), respectively. Tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate (AO168=O), tris(4-tert-butylphenyl) phosphate (T4tBPP), tris(2-chloropropyl) phosphate (TCPP), and bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BPADP) were identified as the predominant OPEs across all media. The correlation and principal component analysis (PCA) results demonstrated that OPE contamination in the vicinity of electronic industry enterprises was predominantly influenced by industrial production emissions and traffic-related discharges. Non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks associated with multi-pathway exposure to OPEs in soil and atmospheric media across different age groups were found to remain within acceptable thresholds; however, the health risks posed by long-term cumulative OPE exposure were identified as requiring sustained scientific attention.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |