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  • Title: Production of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) from bromophenols by manganese dioxide.
    Author: Lin K, Yan C, Gan J.
    Journal: Environ Sci Technol; 2014; 48(1):263-71. PubMed ID: 24266690.
    Abstract:
    Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) are of significant concern because of their enhanced toxicological effects compared to PBDEs. Research to date has attributed the origin of OH-PBDEs to biological metabolism of PBDEs and natural production in the environment. However, it is unclear how OH-PBDEs are formed naturally. In this study, we explored the formation of OH-PBDEs via the oxidative transformation of simple bromophenols (BPs, e.g., 4-BP, 2,4-DBP, and 2,4,6-TBP) by birnessite (δ-MnO2). Results showed that OH-PBDEs were readily produced by δ-MnO2 with BPs as precursors. For example, oxidation of 2,4-DBP by δ-MnO2 yielded 2'-OH-BDE-68 and 2',5'-OH-BDE-25. Other OH-PBDEs, such as 6-OH-BDE-13, 2',5'-OH-BDE-3, 4'-OH-BDE-121, and 2',5'-OH-BDE-69, were detected from the reaction with 4-BP and 2,4,6-TBP. The formation of OH-PBDEs likely resulted from the oxidative coupling of bromophenoxy radicals. Mild acidic conditions enhanced while coexisting cations (e.g., Na(+), Mg(2+), and Ca(2+)) suppressed the transformation. Given the ubiquity of BPs and δ-MnO2, oxidation of BPs by δ-MnO2 and other metal oxides is likely an abiotic route for the formation of OH-PBDEs in the environment.
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