PM2.5,　total　suspended　particles　(TSP)　and　gas　phase　samples　were　collected　at　two　sites　of　Taizhou,　a　major　e-waste　dismantling　area　in　China.　Concentrations,　seasonal　variations,　congener　profiles,　gas-particle　partitioning　and　size　distribution　of　the　atmospheric　polychlorinated　biphenyls　(PCBs)　were　studied　to　assess　the　current　state　of　atmospheric　PCBs　after　the　phase　out　of　massive　historical　dismantling　of　PCBs　containing　e-wastes.　The　average　Sigma(38)PCBs　concentration　in　the　ambient　air　(TSP　plus　gas　phase)　near　the　e-waste　dismantling　area　was　(12,407　+/-　9592)　pg/m(3)　in　winter,　which　was　substantially　lower　than　that　found　one　decade　ago.　However,　the　atmospheric　PCBs　level　near　the　e-waste　dismantling　area　was　54　times　of　the　reference　urban　site,　indicating　that　the　impact　of　the　historical　dismantling　of　PCBs　containing　e-wastes　was　still　significant.　Tri-Penta-CBs　were　dominant　homologues,　consisting　with　their　dominant　global　production.　Size　distribution　of　particle-bound　PCBs　showed　that　higher　chlorinated　CBs　tended　to　partition　more　to　the　fine　particles,　facilitating　its　long　range　air　transportation.