Simulation and quantification of the natural decay of a typical endocrine disrupting chemical Atrazine in an aquatic system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1260-1266

  Lin, K Y ^a   Chu, W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abiotic degradation; Atrazine; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Natural decay

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; AQUATIC SYSTEM; ATRAZINES; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; DECAY RATE CONSTANTS; DIRECT PHOTOLYSIS; DOMINANT PROCESS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HUMIC ACID; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL DECAY; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; NEUTRAL PH; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PARALLEL TEST; PH LEVELS; SUNLIGHT INTENSITY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; HERBICIDES; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; RATE CONSTANTS;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

ATRAZINE; HUMIC ACID;

ATRAZINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HUMIC ACID; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT ATTENUATION; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; RADICAL; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; HYDROLYSIS; PH; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SIMULATION; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

ATRAZINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FREE RADICALS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACIDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 80052024321     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.06.042     Document Type: Article

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