Degradation and detoxification of the wood preservatives creosote and pentachlorophenol in water by the photo-Fenton reaction

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1151-1158

  Engwall, Margaret A ^a,b   Pignatello, Joseph J ^a,b   Grasso, Domenico ^b  

^a Connecticut Agric Exp Station ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced oxidation processes; Creosote; Fenton reagent; Heterocyclic aromatic compounds; Pentachorophenol; Phenols; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; DEGRADATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WOOD PRESERVATION;

CREOSOTE; FENTON REAGENT; HETEROCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CREOSOTE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

DEGRADATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DAPHNIA; DECHLORINATION; DEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033120771     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00323-6     Document Type: Article

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