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Jian Xu1, Zhineng Hao2, Changsheng Guo1
1State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
Abstract:
In this study, the photoinduced degradation of sulfapyridine (SPY) was investigated under simulated light irradiation (λ>200nm). The effect of pH and main water constituents including nitrate ion, bicarbonate, dissolved organic matter (DOM) and iron(III) on the photodegradation was explored. SPY was effectively removed in aqueous solution at pH 8 under UV-vis irradiation, with removal efficiency of 100% within 120min. DOM and iron(III) had retarding influence on the SPY removal, whereas nitrate ion and bicarbonate did not show any obvious effect. Under UV-vis irradiation, the formation of singlet oxygen ((1)O2) accelerated the SPY photodegradation and the contribution of indirect photolysis due to reaction with (1)O2 was up to 42%. The transformation products of SPY were identified by HPLC-MS and the possible photoreaction pathways were proposed. It showed that photoinduced hydrolysis, photo-oxidation via (1)O2 and desulfonation were the main degradation ways for SPY decomposition. Toxicity assays by Vibrio fischeri proved that the transformation products were more toxic than the parent compound.
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