Direct and indirect photodegradation of estriol in the presence of humic acid, nitrate and iron complexes in water solutions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 463-464, Issue , 2013, Pages 802-809

  Chen, Yong ^a,b   Zhang, Kai ^a   Zuo, Yuegang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogenic steroid; Fe(III) oxalate; Humic acid; Hydroxyl radicals; Nitrate; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

DIRECT PHOTODEGRADATION; ESTROGENIC STEROID; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICALS; INCIDENT LIGHT INTENSITY; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; PHOTODEGRADATION PATHWAY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FREE RADICALS; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRRADIATION; NITRATES; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; QUENCHING;

HYDROXYLATION;

ESTRIOL; FREE RADICAL; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON COMPLEX; NITRATE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICAL; IRON; NITRATE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROXYLATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ESTROGENIC STEROID; FE(III)-OXALATE; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXYL RADICALS; NITRATE; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ESTRIOL; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; PHOTOLYSIS; WATER;

EID: 84880647132     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.026     Document Type: Article

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