Concentrations,　congener　profiles,　gas-particle　partitioning　and　size　distributions　of　polybrominated　diphenyl　ethers　(PBDEs)　in　the　atmosphere　of　Taizhou　were　studied　to　evaluate　the　impact　of　e-waste　recycling　on　the　environment.　Total　concentration　of　13　PBDEs　near　the　e-waste　dismantling　area　was　506　pg　m(-3)　in　summer　and　1,662　pg　m(-3)　in　winter,　about　7　times　higher　than　that　of　the　reference　urban　site,　but　much　lower　than　that　of　Guiyu,　another　major　e-waste　dismantling　area　in　China.　This　should　be　attributable　to　the　centralized　management　measures　taken　in　recent　years　in　Taizhou.　BDE-209　was　the　major　congener　and　mainly　in　coarse　particles.