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Photo Degradation Of Cotnaminants Of Emerging Concern (Cecs) Under Simulated Solar Radiation: Implications For Their Environmental Fate, Sudha Rani Batchu
Photo Degradation Of Cotnaminants Of Emerging Concern (Cecs) Under Simulated Solar Radiation: Implications For Their Environmental Fate, Sudha Rani Batchu
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Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are continuously being released into the environment mainly because of their incomplete removal in the sewage treatment plants (STPs). The CECs selected for the study include antibiotics (macrolides, sulfonamides and ciprofloxacin), sucralose (an artificial sweetener) and dioctyl sulfosuccinate (DOSS, chemical dispersant used in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill). After being discharged into waterways from STPs, photo degradation is a key factor in dictating the environmental fate of antibiotics and sucralose. Photodegradation efficiency depends on many factors such as pH of the matrix, matrix composition, light source and structure of the molecule. These factors exert either …