Sustainable Atrazine Removal from Real Water Matrices Using Solar-Powered Electrooxidation

IF 3.8 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1007/s11270-025-07822-5

Bishwatma Biswas, Sudha Goel

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The removal of pesticides from water sources is critically important for safe and clean drinking water. We investigated atrazine (ATZ) removal from various natural water sources using electrooxidation (EO) to cater to the need for safe drinking water. Under optimum operating conditions, 99% ATZ and ~ 70% TOC removal was achieved in 120 min of electrolysis time. Radical scavenging study and Electron Spin Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) test showed that OH radicals and singlet oxygen were primarily responsible for the ATZ removal. ATZ removal was studied using synthetic water, filtered water, and river water, and the highest removal efficiencies observed were 98.30 ± 1.02%, 84.57 ± 1.18%, and 72.51 ± 1.34%, respectively. The phytotoxicity of EO-treated water was assessed using Vigna radiata seeds. The seed germination percentages observed at 0, 30, 90, and 120 min of EO treatment were 30, 50, 70, and 90%, respectively, compared to 100% obtained in the control (i.e., water without ATZ). Using solar energy as a power source instead of DC power reduced the total cost of the EO process by 12.78%. The EO process can effectively treat contaminated water, aiming to improve water quality and contributing to achieve sustainable development goals.

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Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 环境科学-环境科学

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4.50

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6.90%

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448

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2.6 months

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