Fenton Electrochemical Treatment of Aqueous Atrazine and Metolachlor

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 3285-3291

  Pratap, Kalpana ^a   Lemley, Ann T ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Degradation; Electrochemical; Fenton; Herbicides; Hydroxyl; Metolachlor; Radicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000493978     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9710342     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Aharonson, N. Potential contamination of groundwater by pesticides. Pure Appl. Chem. 1987, 59, 1419-1446.
2. Arnold, S. M.; Hickey, W. J.; Harris, R. F. Degradation of atrazine by Fenton's reagent: condition optimization and product quantification. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1995, 29, 2083-2089.
3. Chesters, G.; Simsiman, G. V.; Levy, J.; Allhajjar, B. J.; Fatulla, R. N.; Harkin, J. M. Environmental fate of alachlor and metolachlor. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1989, 110, 1-74.
4. Edwards, J. O.; Curci, R. Fenton type activation and chemistry of hydroxyl radical. In Catalytic Oxidations with Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidant; Strukul, G., Ed.; Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, 1992.
5. Ehart, O. R. Overview: Pesticide wastes disposal. In Pesticide Waste Disposal Technology. Bridges, J. S., Dempsey, C. R., Eds.; Noyes Data Corporation: Park Ridge, NJ, 1988; pp 5-12.
6. Haag, W. R.; Yao, C. C. D. Rate constants for reaction of hydroxyl radicals with several drinking water contaminants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1992, 26, 1005-1013.
7. Kearney, P. C.; Muldoon, M. T.; Somich, C. J.; Ruth J. M.; Voaden, D. J. Biodegradation of ozonated atrazine as a wastewater disposal system. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1988, 36, 1301-1306.
8. Kochany, J.; Maguire, R. J. Sunlight photodegradation of metolachlor in water. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1994, 42, 406-412.
9. Larson, R. A.; Schlauch, M. B.; Marley, K. A. Ferric ion promoted decomposition of triazines. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1991, 39, 2057-2062.
10. Lau, Y. L.; Liu, D. L. S.; Pacepavicius, G. J.; Maguire, R. J. Volatilization of metolachlor from water. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B 1995, 30, 605-620.
11. Liu, D.; Maguire, R. J.; Pacepavicius, G. J.; Aoyama, I.; Okamura, H. Microbial transformation of metolachlor. Environ. Toxicol. Water Qual. 1995, 10, 249-258.
12. Pignatello, J. J.; Baehr, K. Ferric complexes as catalysts for "Fenton" degradation of 2,4-D and metolachlor in soil. J. Environ. Qual. 1994, 23, 365-369.
13. Plimmer, J. R.; Kearney, P. C.; Kllingebiel, U. I. s-Triazine herbicide dealkylation by free-radical generating systems. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1971, 19, 572-573.
14. Pratap, K. Electrochemical treatment of pesticide-laden wastewater. M.S. Thesis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1992.
15. Pratap, K.; Lemley, A. T. Electrochemical peroxide treatment of aqueous herbicide solutions. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1994, 42, 209-215.
16. Stumm, W.; Morgan, J. J. Aquatic Chemistry. In An Introduction Emphasizing Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters; John Wiley and Sons: New York, 1981.
17. 2/UV. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1993, 27, 304-310.
18. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Chemical Usage 1994 Field Crop Summary. U. S. Department of Agriculture, N. A. S. S., & E. R. S. Ag Ch 1 95; March, 1995.
19. Walling, C. Fenton's reagent revisited. Acc. Chem. Res. 1975, 8, 125-131.