Gamma irradiation of pharmaceutical compounds, nitroimidazoles, as a new alternative for water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 4028-4036

  Sanchez Polo M ^a   Lopez Penalver J ^a   Prados Joya, G ^a   Ferro Garcia M A ^a   Rivera Utrilla, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Gamma irradiation; Oxidation; Radicals

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

% REDUCTIONS; ABSORBED DOSE; DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; DIMETRIDAZOLE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; METRONIDAZOLE; MINERALISATION; NITROIMIDAZOLES; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS; RADICAL;

ANTIBIOTICS;

DIMETRIDAZOLE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER; THIOUREA; TINIDAZOLE;

ABSORPTION; ACIDITY; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; GAMMA RADIATION; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 69649084197     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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