The combination of ozone and solar radiation can be considered an effective technology as advanced oxidation process, AOP, for addressing the removal harmful contaminants emerging concern in water. Cefuroxime is example antibiotic whose presence may result a problem if not conveniently removed from has been performed employing photolytic ozonation autonomous pilot plant, consisting collector ph...

The 13C enrichment observed in the first order photolytic decomposition of dibenzylketone (1,3-diphenyl2-propanone) was studied as a function of solvent viscosity and temperature. The isotope effect is due to electron-nuclear hyperfine interactions in the free radical intermediates of the reaction. The results are explained using a continuum diffusion model and a simplified version of the radic...

1. The kinetics and sensitivity of the Ca2"-dependent inactivation of calcium current (Ic.) were examined in intact cell bodies from the abdominal ganglion of Aplysia californica under two-electrode voltage clamp. 2. Rapid changes in the level of intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i) were generated at the cell surface by photolytic release of Ca2" (nitr-5 and dimethoxy nitrophen) or Ca2" buffer ...

The effect of UV irradiation on the molecular composition of aqueous extracts of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) was investigated. SOA was prepared by the dark reaction of ozone and d-limonene at 0.05-1 ppm precursor concentrations and collected with a particle-into-liquid sampler (PILS). The PILS extracts were photolyzed by 300-400 nm radiation for up to 24 h. Water-soluble SOA constituents we...

The photolytic and microbial degradation of 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP), a metabolite of the insecticide chlorpyrifos and the herbicide triclopyr, has been investigated. TCP (80 mg/L) was decomposed to nondetectable levels within 2 h of ultraviolet irradiation. Release of CO2 and chloride ion was observed; however, approximately 60% of the initial radioactivity remained in the solution. D...

Monomethyl mercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that threatens ecosystem viability and human health. In aquatic systems, the photolytic degradation of MeHg (photodemethylation) is an important component of the MeHg cycle. Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is also affected by exposure to solar radiation (light exposure) leading to changes in DOM composition that can affect its role in overall merc...