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Roumaissa Djidja1, David Dewez1, Abdelkrim Azzouz1,2
1Nanoqam, Department of Chemistry, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
Abstract:
The role of the metal valence state on the surface properties of metal-loaded clay minerals in the adsorption/oxidative degradation of an antibiotic was investigated. Transitional metal cations and their zero-valent counterparts such as Fe0, Ni0, Co0 and Cu0 supported on montmorillonite were comparatively investigated for their interactions during adsorption and toxicity tests of antibiotic norfloxacin (NOF). UV-Vis spectrophotometric and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analyses confirmed the involvement of the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups and/or piperazinyl nitrogen of NOF in the complexation with metal cations. Ecotoxicological assessment using aquatic plants Lemna minor showed that the metal cations reduce the bioavailability of the organic pollutant and that the zero-valent metals display higher toxicity due to their specific interaction with NOF and clay mineral surface. This evaluation will provide insights into potential environmental impacts of the co-occurrence of antibiotics and metals and will certainly contribute to correlating the safety of the water treatment by assessing the residual toxicity and its fluctuations.
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