Occurrence, sources, and risks of short-, medium-, and long-chain chlorinated paraffins in sediments from an e-waste recycling area in China

Chlorinated paraffins (CPs), widely used in plastics, metalworking fluids, coatings, and lubricants, have raised growing environmental concerns due to their persistence, long-range transport potential, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. Both short-and median-chain...