Environmental Implications of Hydroxyl Radicals (OH)

S Gligorovski, R Strekowski, S Barbati… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The hydroxyl radical (• OH) is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents, able to react
unselectively and instantaneously with the surrounding chemicals, including organic …

Triplet state dissolved organic matter in aquatic photochemistry: reaction mechanisms, substrate scope, and photophysical properties

K McNeill, S Canonica - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Excited triplet states of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (3CDOM*) play a major role
among the reactive intermediates produced upon absorption of sunlight by surface waters …

Probe compounds to assess the photochemical activity of dissolved organic matter

FL Rosario-Ortiz, S Canonica - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The photochemical properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) have been of interest to
scientists and engineers since the 1970s. Upon light absorption, chromophoric DOM …

On the origin of the optical properties of humic substances

R Del Vecchio, NV Blough - Environmental science & technology, 2004 - ACS Publications
Absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and laser photobleaching experiments were
employed to probe the origins of the optical properties of humic substances (HS) …

Terephthalate as a probe for photochemically generated hydroxyl radical

SE Page, WA Arnold, K McNeill - Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydroxyl radical (˙ OH) production in sunlit natural waters is known to be an important factor
in pollutant degradation and nutrient cycling, and various probes have been developed to …

Rewiring photosynthetic electron transport chains for solar energy conversion

JM Lawrence, RM Egan, T Hoefer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Photosynthetic organisms have evolved versatile electron transport chains that efficiently
convert solar energy into chemical energy. Researchers can engineer these electron …

Assessing the contribution of free hydroxyl radical in organic matter-sensitized photohydroxylation reactions

SE Page, WA Arnold, K McNeill - Environmental science & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Photochemical formation of reactive oxygen species from dissolved organic matter (DOM) is
incompletely understood, especially in the case of hydroxyl radical (• OH) production. Many …

Effect of dissolved organic matter on the photodegradation of decachlorobiphenyl (PCB-209) in heterogeneous systems: experimental analysis and excited-state …

J Xu, J Wei, J Zhang, Z Xing, Z Wang… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) can affect the transformation of pollutants through
photosensitization, but most current research focuses on hydrophilic pollutants, making it …

Photochemical formation of hydroxyl radical from effluent organic matter

MM Dong, FL Rosario-Ortiz - Environmental science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
The photochemical formation of hydroxyl radical (HO•) from effluent organic matter (EfOM)
was evaluated using three bulk wastewater samples collected at different treatment facilities …

Marine photochemistry of organic matter: processes and impacts

K Mopper, DJ Kieber, A Stubbins - Biogeochemistry of marine dissolved …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is the strongest light-absorbing component of seawater,
especially in coastal regions, and therefore it plays a dominant role in marine photochemical …