Photodegradation of the azole fungicide fluconazole in aqueous solution under UV-254: Kinetics, mechanistic investigations and toxicity evaluation

Water Research

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-91

  Chen, Zhi Feng ^a   Ying, Guang Guo ^a   Jiang, Yu Xia ^a   Yang, Bin ^a   Lai, Hua Jie ^a   Liu, You Sheng ^a   Pan, Chang Gui ^a   Peng, Fu Qiang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

By products; Fluconazole; Photodegradation; Quantum yields; Reactive oxygen species; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; FUNGICIDES; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM YIELD; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AZOLE FUNGICIDES; DEFLUORINATION; FLUCONAZOLE; PHOTODEGRADATION PATHWAY; PSEUDO FIRST-ORDER KINETICS; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

TOXICITY;

FLUCONAZOLE; FRESH WATER; FUNGICIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; FLUORINE; FUNGICIDE; PHOTODEGRADATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REACTION KINETICS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFLUORINATION; DRUG SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY TESTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892872101     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.12.039     Document Type: Article

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