Degradation and reduction of acute toxicity of environmentally persistent perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using VUV photolysis and TiO2 photocatalysis in acidic and basic aqueous solutions

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 925-940

  Cho, Il Hyoung ^a  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Microtox; PFOA; Photocatalysis; Photolysis; Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV)

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MEDIA; ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ELECTRON SCAVENGERS; LUMINESCENT BACTERIA; MICROBIAL TOXICITY; MICROTOX; PERFLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PFOA; RADICAL SPECIES; TIO; TOXICITY REDUCTION; TREATMENT METHODS; VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET (VUV); VACUUM ULTRAVIOLETS; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VUV PHOTOLYSIS;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TOXICITY; VACUUM;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 79958017273     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2011.564173     Document Type: Article

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