Pesticide residues in drinking water, their potential risk to human health and removal options

I El-Nahhal, Y El-Nahhal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of pesticides in agricultural and public health sectors has resulted in
substantially contaminated water resources with residues in many countries. Almost no …

Degradation of selected pharmaceuticals in aqueous solution with UV and UV/H2O2

F Yuan, C Hu, X Hu, J Qu, M Yang - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
The degradation of four pharmaceutical compounds (PhACs), ibuprofen (IBU),
diphenhydramine (DP), phenazone (PZ), and phenytoin (PHT) was investigated via …

Strong adsorption of metolachlor by biochar prepared from walnut shells in water

L Liu, Y Dai - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
In this study, we investigated the removal of metolachlor (MET) by biochar (BC) prepared
from walnut shells (W-BC) compared with BCs made from cow dung (D-BC) and corn cobs …

Pesticide photolysis in prairie potholes: probing photosensitized processes

T Zeng, WA Arnold - Environmental science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Prairie pothole lakes (PPLs) are glacially derived, ecologically important water bodies found
in central North America and represent a unique setting in which extensive agriculture …

Phototransformation of selected organophosphorus pesticides: roles of hydroxyl and carbonate radicals

C Wu, KG Linden - Water Research, 2010 - Elsevier
The phototransformation of two organophosphorus pesticides, parathion and chlorpyrifos, by
hydroxyl radicals and carbonate radicals in aqueous solution were studied. Addition of …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic evaluation of UV light technologies in water remediation

D Pelayo, MJ Rivero, G Santos, P Gómez… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Disinfection commonly follows conventional treatments in wastewater treatment and
remediation plants aiming at reducing the presence of pathogens. However, the presence of …

Evaluation of UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process (AOP) for the degradation of diazo dye Reactive Green 19 in aqueous solution

A Zuorro, R Lavecchia - Desalination and water treatment, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The azo dye Reactive Green 19 (RG19) is extensively used for dyeing textiles
due to its cost effectiveness and excellent fastness properties. Treatment of wastewaters …

New insight into the mechanism of enhanced photo-Fenton reaction efficiency for Fe-doped semiconductors: a case study of Fe/g-C3N4

K Li, Y Liang, H Yang, S An, H Shi, C Song, X Guo - Catalysis Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Visible light has shown to greatly enhance the activity of iron-doped semiconductor catalyst
in a Fenton reaction system, however, the mechanism for this activity enhancement remains …

pH induced polychromatic UV treatment for the removal of a mixture of SMX, OTC and CIP from water

D Avisar, Y Lester, H Mamane - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
Water and wastewater effluents contain a vast range of chemicals in mixtures that have
different chemical structures and characteristics. This study presents a treatment technology …

Kinetic modeling and energy efficiency of UV/H2O2 treatment of iodinated trihalomethanes

Y Xiao, L Zhang, J Yue, RD Webster, TT Lim - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Photodegradation of I-THMs including CHCl 2 I and CHI 3 by the UV/H 2 O 2 system was
investigated in this study. CHCl 2 I and CHI 3 react rapidly with hydroxyl radical (radical …