Removal of Selected Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Personal Care Products in Surface Waters and Secondary Wastewater by Ozonation

Autor: Cheikh Fall, Mark Van Loosdrecht, Christine Maria Hooijmans, Nicolas Flores-Alamo, Noorsaadah Abd. Rahman
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Water Environment Research. 83:684-691
ISSN: 1061-4303
DOI: 10.2175/106143011x12989211841179
Popis: This study investigated the removal of parabens, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), and phthalates by ozonation. The second-order rate constants for the reaction between selected compounds with ozone at pH 7 were of (2.2 +/-0.2) X 10(6) to (2.9 +/-0.3) X 10(6) M 1/s for parabens, (2.1+/- 0.3) to (3.9 +/-0.5) M-1/s for phthalates, and (5.2 +/-0.3) M-1/s for DEET. The rate constants for the reaction between selected compounds with hydroxyl radical ranged from (2.49 +/-0.06) x 10(9) to (8.5 +/-0.2) x 10(9) M-1/s. Ozonation of selected compounds in secondary wastewater and surface waters revealed that ozone dose of 1 and 3 mg/L yielded greater than 99% depletion of parabens and greater than 92% DEET and phthalates, respectively. In addition, parabens were found to transform almost exclusively through the reaction with ozone, while DEET and phthalates were transformed almost entirely by hydroxyl radicals (.OH).
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