
Chlorinated paraffins (CPs) are industrial chemicals that have potential adverse effects in the environment and on human health. This study investigated CPs in apiary environment, honeybees, and bee products from two rural areas of Beijing, China. The median concentrations of short-chain CPs (SCCPs) and medium-chain CPs (MCCPs) were 22 and 1.6 ng/m3 in the ambient air, 1350 and 708 ng/g dry mass (dw) in bees, 1050 and 427 ng/g dw in flowers, 37 and 54 ng/g in honey, 78 and 53 ng/g dw in bee pollen, 36 and 30 ng/g dw in soil, and 293 and 319 ng/g dw in bee wax. C10Cl6-7 and C14Cl7-8 dominated SCCPs and MCCPs in these samples, respectively. The concentrations and distributions of CPs in samples from apiaries located in the two regions varied. Long-range transportation of air masses was identified as an important source of CPs in apiaries. A close relationship between CPs in bees and the apiary environment indicated that bees could act as bioindicators for CP contamination in the environment. A human health risk assessment found that there were low risks for adults and children exposed to CPs through consumption of honey and pollen from the studied regions.
China, Environmental Engineering, Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre, Honeybee, Chlorinated paraffins, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/analysis, Short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Adverse effect, Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated, Environmental Chemistry, Chimie, Humans, Animals, Source analysis, Child, Waste Management and Disposal, Chlorinated paraffin, Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, Human health, Apiary, Bees, Pollution, Ambient air, Chemistry, Paraffin, Beijing, Median concentration, Health risk, Paraffin/analysis, Environmental Monitoring
China, Environmental Engineering, Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre, Honeybee, Chlorinated paraffins, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/analysis, Short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Adverse effect, Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences, Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated, Environmental Chemistry, Chimie, Humans, Animals, Source analysis, Child, Waste Management and Disposal, Chlorinated paraffin, Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, Human health, Apiary, Bees, Pollution, Ambient air, Chemistry, Paraffin, Beijing, Median concentration, Health risk, Paraffin/analysis, Environmental Monitoring
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