Description
This data set contains concentrations of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in wastewater Influent (INF), Effluent (EFF), Landfill Leachate (LCH), Biosolids (BIOS) and Sludge (SLG) sampled from various Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) and Landfills across Canada.
Scientific Publications:
Gewurtz, S. B.; Guerra, P.; Kim, M. G.; Jones, F.; Challen Urbanic, J.; Teslic, S.; Smyth, S. A. Wastewater treatment lagoons: Local pathways of perfluoroalkyl acids and brominated flame retardants to the Arctic environment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54 (10), 6053-6062, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06902.
Kim, M.; Guerra, P.; Alaee, M.; Smyth, S. A. Occurrence and fate of four novel brominated flame retardants in wastewater treatment plants. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2014, 21 (23), 13394-13404, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3262-4.
Shen, J.; Smyth, S. A.; Droste, R.; Delâge, D. Variability of release rate of flame retardants in wastewater treatment plants. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2018, 25 (34), 34740-34752, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3403-2.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFRBiosolids_EN_FR.csv | CSV | Open resource | |
| BFRWastewater_EN_FR.csv | CSV | Open resource | |
| View ECCC Data Mart (English) | HTML | Open resource | |
| View ECCC Data Mart (French) | HTML | Open resource | |
| Chemicals Management Plan Wastewater Monitoring Program | Unknown | Open resource | |
| Chemicals Management Plan Wastewater Monitoring Program | Unknown | Open resource |