Release of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) from cigarette butts into the aquatic environment: Levels and ecotoxicity.

ABSTRACT: Discarded cigarette waste may leach toxic elements and can contaminate different environments. In this study, the levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in cigarette butts (CBs) leachates were determined, and the release rate of these pollutants from three CBs types such as smoked CBs with and without tobacco (SCBs and SFs) and unsmoked filters (USFs) were examined. The mean concentration levels of PCBs compounds were -6-1 × 10^-4 ng/L. Notwiths

SUBMITTER: Arfaeinia H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620112 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature