Research Article
Photocatalytic Degradation of Pesticides in Natural Water: Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide
Table 5
Concentration of pesticides in samples in photocatalytic treatments.
| Pesticide | Concentration (ng L−1) | Initial | After TiO2/radiation | After TiO2/H2O2/radiation |
| Alachlor | 505 | 253 | 177 | Aldrin | 512 | 230 | 26 | Ametryn | 501 | 225 | 225 | Atrazine | 551 | 358 | 331 | Chlorfenvinfos | 492 | 295 | 221 | Chlorpyrifos | 520 | 104 | 104 | pp′-DDD | 510 | 332 | 102 | op′-DDE | 480 | 288 | 144 | op′-DDT | 482 | 313 | 96 | pp′-DDT | 482 | 386 | 145 | Desethylatrazine | 593 | 385 | 356 | 3,4-Dichloroaniline | 658 | 0 | 0 | 4,4′-Dichlorobenzophenone | 519 | 493 | 363 | Dicofol | 568 | 57 | 57 | Dieldrin | 508 | 356 | 356 | Dimethoate | 608 | 274 | 243 | Diuron | 501 | 125 | 125 | α-Endosulphan | 475 | 48 | 0 | Endosulphan-sulphate | 483 | 459 | 435 | Endrin | 486 | 243 | 243 | α-HCH | 511 | 109 | 409 | β-HCH | 519 | 441 | 441 | γ-HCH | 521 | 443 | 417 | δ-HCH | 504 | 428 | 428 | Heptachlor | 491 | 246 | 246 | Heptachlor epoxide A | 495 | 347 | 347 | Heptachlor epoxide B | 487 | 341 | 341 | Hexachlorobenzene | 503 | 327 | 327 | Isodrin | 516 | 206 | 0 | 4-Isopropylaniline | 512 | 0 | 0 | Isoproturon | 521 | 78 | 78 | Metholachlor | 524 | 262 | 210 | Methoxychlor | 519 | 234 | 130 | Molinate | 551 | 248 | 165 | Parathion ethyl | 507 | 228 | 228 | Parathion methyl | 508 | 51 | 51 | Prometon | 492 | 271 | 271 | Prometryn | 489 | 220 | 220 | Propazine | 508 | 330 | 305 | Simazine | 554 | 305 | 277 | Terbuthylazine | 524 | 262 | 262 | Terbutryn | 514 | 231 | 206 | Tetradifon | 493 | 296 | 296 | Trifluralin | 566 | 255 | 170 |
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