{"title":"Improving spatial disaggregation of vehicular emission inventories.","authors":"Bianca Meotti, Sergio Ibarra-Espinosa, Leonardo Hoinaski","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2450556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2025.2450556","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Precise estimates of vehicular emissions at fine spatial scales are essential for effective emission reduction strategies. Achieving high-resolution vehicular emission inventories necessitates detailed data on traffic flow, driving patterns, and vehicle speeds for each road network segment. However, in developing countries, the lack of comprehensive traffic data, limited infrastructure, and insufficient monitoring systems constrains the development of high-resolution inventories. This gap poses significant challenges for accurately quantify emissions in regions that often experience rapid urbanisation and traffic growth. Here, we propose a novel method to enhance the spatial disaggregation of large-scale vehicular emission inventories. By analysing road-level emissions data from 63 Brazilian municipalities, we developed a model that predicts weighting factors to disaggregate vehicular emissions into a gridded format, based on the proportion of primary road lengths. Our findings indicate that the predicted weighting factors significantly improve the spatial disaggregation of vehicular emissions compared to the traditional road density method by reasonably increasing the emissions in high vehicular activity areas. This approach not only provides more accurate representations of vehicular emissions for urban planning in Brazil but also offers a solution that can be adapted to enhance top-down vehicular emissions inventories globally. Our study offers a valuable tool that can be tailored to various regions, enabling more precise urban planning and policy-making for air quality management worldwide.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced remediation of oil-contaminated mineral sand by the controlled release of a surfactant from calcium alginate capsules.","authors":"Rui Qi, Ke Chen, Tim P Jones, Sérgio D N Lourenço","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2450558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2025.2450558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The remediation of oil-contaminated soil poses significant environmental challenges, often necessitating innovative approaches for effective and sustainable solutions. This study focuses on the synthesis, characterisation, and application of biodegradable capsules loaded with surfactant for enhanced oil remediation of a clean sand. By controlling the release properties of capsules, the research aims to overcome the limitations of conventional surfactant-based remediation methods, such as rapid washout and reduced efficacy over time. The study outlines a systematic approach, beginning with the synthesis of capsules containing surfactant cargo using the ionic gelation technique, and charactering the capsules' physical attributes. Subsequently, laboratory washing tests were designed to evaluate the efficiency of capsules in enhancing the remediation of oil-contaminated sand, comparing their performance with conventional surfactant application methods. The results show that the capsules enhanced the efficiency of oil removal during the washing process by the controlled release of surfactants. With the use of capsules, oil removal rates of the contaminated sand increased from 29.56% (blank group) to 59.90%, 68.67%, and 76.72% (at 5%, 10%, and 15%, capsule content (mass of capsules by 100 g mass of sand), respectively). Compared to the direct use of surfactants, the capsule approach exhibited higher performance, which increased oil removal efficiency by 95.9%, 97.0%, and approximately 100%, respectively. A release mechanism of higher oil removal ability is proposed based on the measurement of the washing water's surface tension. The findings highlight the potential of polymeric capsules for oil remediation, paving the way for the development of self-remediation approaches in contaminated sands.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chunyun Gu, Jiayi An, Shuyu Liu, Feng Xiong, Wei Zhou, Liting Tian, Yuruo Wan, Qian Wu, Jie Ma
{"title":"Degradation of 15 halogenated hydrocarbons by 5 unactivated <i>in-situ</i> chemical oxidation oxidants.","authors":"Chunyun Gu, Jiayi An, Shuyu Liu, Feng Xiong, Wei Zhou, Liting Tian, Yuruo Wan, Qian Wu, Jie Ma","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2450557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2025.2450557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oxidants used in the ISCO technology usually require activation by activators to degrade contaminants. However, this study investigated degradation of 15 typical halogenated hydrocarbons by five common ISCO oxidants (PS, PMS, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, KMnO<sub>4</sub>, SPC) without activation in both pure water and real groundwater. Unactivated PS could degrade 14 halogenated hydrocarbons, excluding tetrachloromethane. Unactivated KMnO<sub>4</sub> could degrade chlorinated alkenes. Unactivated SPC could degrade 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane by a base-promoted second-order elimination reaction. PMS, H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, and SPC could be activated by the natural matrix constituents in groundwater, enabling them to degrade some halogenated hydrocarbons. Among the 15 halogenated hydrocarbons studied, only tetrachloromethane cannot be degraded by any oxidant due to its carbon being in its highest oxidation state. The experimental data in the pure water indicate that the overall degradation rate of unactivated PS for chlorinated alkanes increased with increases in the number of chlorine substituents. The degradation rate of unactivated PS for halogenated hydrocarbons decreased with increases in the carbon chain length. Chlorinated alkenes are more easily degraded than chlorinated alkanes while chlorinated alkanes are more readily degraded than brominated alkanes. The degradation rate of unactivated KMnO<sub>4</sub> for chlorinated alkenes decreased with increases in the number of chlorine substituents and decreased with increases in the carbon chain length. Overal, results of this study show that unactivated ISCO is a promising and environmentally friendly <i>in-situ</i> remediation technology that may be a good candidate for the remediation of contaminated sites by halogenated hydrocarbons.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors affecting iron and manganese dissolution in groundwater: treatments with simultaneous oxidation and precipitation methods.","authors":"Tolga Tunçal, Pınar Yıldız Demirkol","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2450552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2025.2450552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores variations in groundwater (GW) pH, conductivity, ammonium, iron, and manganese parameters to reveal prospective interactions having an impact on the dissolved metal concentrations. To this end, bivariate and partial correlation procedures were applied to the data to obtain incisive evaluation. Besides characterisation efforts, photocatalytic iron and manganese removal experiments were also carried out with Ni-doped TiO<sub>2</sub> nano-composite thin films (TFs) on real GW samples. UV-A (365 nm) An LED array was used as the illumination source. The experimental setup was based on three treatment routes including photocatalytic oxidation (PCO), NaOH-aided precipitation and PCO with simultaneous precipitation (SPCO-P). The main statistical analysis and treatment efforts have been performed on data and samples of a single well, respectively (<i>N</i> = 15). However, extended statistical analysis has also been performed on larger data groups (<i>N</i> = 1366) obtained from different GW sources as well. Analytical results have revealed that about 90% of iron and manganese were in oxidised forms which do not precipitate by simple pH regulation. Statistical analysis has also revealed significant interactions between metal concentrations and observed parameters depending on the level of pH and conductivity. Furthermore, the SPCO-P strategy has provided a four-fold increase in reaction rate (pseudo-first-order, k<sub>obs</sub>: 0.04 min<sup>-1</sup>). Removal efficiencies of iron and manganese also increased from 10% to 96% - 85%, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heat-activated peroxodisulfate oxidation of sulfapyridine: kinetics, transformation pathways, and nitrated byproducts.","authors":"Xu Gao, Yuanwei Zhang, Mengxi Ren, Junjie Wang, Yunhong Song, Junchao Ma","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2438895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2438895","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>ABSTRACT</b>The widespread existence of sulfapyridine (SPD, a typical representative of sulfonamide) in natural environment has raised increasing interest because its potential to cause antibiotic-resistant genes. In this work, the degradation of SPD during heat-activated peroxodisulfate (heat/PDS) oxidation process was explored. The pseudo-first-order rate constant (<i>k</i><sub>obs</sub>) of SPD was 0.0149 min<sup>-1</sup> with 0.5 mM PDS at pH 7. The <i>k</i><sub>obs</sub> values were increased obviously with increasing PDS concentration. Such degradation was ascribed to the oxidation of sulfate radical (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>•-</sup>) primarily according to radical quenching test. A total of 16 transformation products derived from hydroxylation, aniline moiety oxidation, and SO<sub>2</sub> extrusion & rearrangement pathways were identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) and theoretical calculations. Of which, the production of nitrated byproducts was attributed to the oxidation of aniline moiety in SPD molecule. The existence of natural organic matter (NOM) obviously reduced the degradation efficiency of SPD, while the effects of coexisting anions (i.e., NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>, CO<sub>3</sub><sup>2-</sup>, and Cl<sup>-</sup>) were negligible. These findings illustrated that SPD can be effectively degraded but cause the nitrated byproducts generation during the heat/PDS oxidation process, which should be paid attention to when SR-AOPs is applied.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142947031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biomitigation of ammonical stress in aquaculture using luffa sponge coupled with medicinal and aromatic plants for potential application in aquaponics.","authors":"Rajkumar Debarjeet Singh, Kishore Kumar Krishnani, Kalpana Arambam, Narinder Kumar Chadha, Kapil Sukhdhane, Madhuri Pathak, Ajit Kumar Verma, Debajit Sarma","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447626","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2447626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ammonia, a major stress-inducing factor in aquaculture, contributes a significant challenge in maintaining sustainable fish production. Addressing this issue requires environmentally and economically sustainable solutions. This study explores the use of readily available and environmentally friendly porous lignocellulosic luffa sponge as a biostimulator, with a combination of three medicinal and aromatic plants(MAPs) viz. <i>Asparagus racemosses</i>(satavari) roots, <i>Cammiphora wightii</i>(guggal) stems, and <i>Vitex negundo</i>(nirgundi) stem for alleviating ammoniacal stress by biotransforming ammonia in aquaponics water/ aquaculture. A 45-day experiment was conducted using <i>Pangasianodon hypophthalmus</i> in tanks containing aquaponics water. The study consists of a control (C) and four treatments: L(Luffa), LS(Luffa + shatavari roots), LG(Luffa + guggal stem) and LN(Luffa + nirgundi stem). Ammonia was spiked weekly at different concentrations(2, 2.5, 3, 5, and 10 mgL<sup>-1</sup>). The L group showed significantly(<i>p </i>< 0.05) higher ammonia removal of 86.06% ± 9.62(spiked 3 mgL<sup>-1</sup>) in 24 hrs, and 73.98%±2.6 and 86.35%±4.47(spiked 5 mgL<sup>-1</sup>) in 24 and 48 hrs, respectively, which may be attributed to a higher surface area of the substrate for microbial attachment. The MAPs upregulated fish's hematological and serum biochemical parameters under elevated ammonia, indicating ammonical stress mitigation. Treatment groups showed significantly (<i>p </i>< 0.05) higher fish yield than the control (165.66 ± 0.50 g), with L, LS, LG, and LN giving a yield of 174.76 ± 2.07, 175.41 ± 0.59, 179.07 ± 4.29, and 181.57 ± 0.45 g respectively, with no significant difference detected among them. Promising outcomes in ammonia removal and stress mitigation were demonstrated by incorporating the lignocellulosic biomass and MAPs in this study, which is beneficial in commercial aquaculture with prospects in aquaponics systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tangming Li, Peiwen Yang, Jun Yan, Mouyixing Chen, Shengxiong You, Jiahuan Bai, Hua Lin
{"title":"Using different configurations of <i>L. hexandra</i>-planted constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells to remove Cr (Ⅵ) and p-chlorophenol and generate electricity.","authors":"Tangming Li, Peiwen Yang, Jun Yan, Mouyixing Chen, Shengxiong You, Jiahuan Bai, Hua Lin","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2447624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>P-chlorophenol (4-CP) and hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) are predominant contaminants in industrial effluents, eliciting substantial environmental and human health concerns. As a strong oxidant, Cr (Ⅵ) has the potential to facilitate the removal of 4-CP. However, the specific removal effect remains unclear. In this experiment, we designed three different reactors based on constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) technology and planted with <i>Leersia hexandra</i> Swartz in a stacked configuration, multistage configuration, and modular configuration. The co-pollutant removal was investigated by analysing wastewater purification, electrochemical performance, and growth of <i>L. hexandra</i>. The results showed that the modular configuration achieved the best removal rates. Furthermore, this configuration generated 254.0 mV voltage and 150.60 mW·m<sup>-3</sup> power density. These findings showed the promise of modular technology for detoxifying wastewater containing complex mixtures while simultaneously generating electric power. Further research in this study could promote wastewater treatment and make substantial progress towards sustainable energy production.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Ocloo, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Perseverance Dzikunu, Bennetta Koomson, Godfred Ohemeng-Boahen, Elizabeth Henewaa Akoto, Anthony Kwesi Martey
{"title":"Waste PET bottle-derived carbon for defluorination of fluoride-polluted water.","authors":"Daniel Ocloo, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Perseverance Dzikunu, Bennetta Koomson, Godfred Ohemeng-Boahen, Elizabeth Henewaa Akoto, Anthony Kwesi Martey","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2447960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study synthesises expanded graphite (EG) from graphitised carbon from waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The adsorbent material was characterised using FTIR, XRF, XRD, SEM, Raman Spectroscopy, and BET surface area analysis. The synthesised EG defluorinated wastewater, utilising response surface methodology (RSM) for experimental design and optimisation. XRD patterns confirmed the successful synthesis of graphite and EG, demonstrating structural modifications. Raman spectra indicated higher crystalline order in EG, with D and G band shifts and an increased I<sub>D</sub>/I<sub>G</sub> intensity ratio from 0.89-1.04. BET analysis revealed a specific surface area of 247.1 m²/g. . FTIR analysis showed abundant functional groups, particularly hydroxyl (-OH) and alkene (C = C). Batch adsorption experiments revealed that fluoride adsorption onto EG depended on pH, time, and initial fluoride concentration. Optimal conditions for fluoride removal, determined using RSM with central composite design (CCD), demonstrated a maximum fluoride removal rate of 97%. Isotherm data fitted both Langmuir and Freundlich model, and kinetics data aligned well with the pseudo-first-order model. ANOVA showed significant effects of contact time, pH, adsorbent dose, and initial fluoride concentration on removal efficiency. The model's R² value of 0.98 and lack of fit value of 0.1554 confirmed the quality of the second-order polynomial model. Optimal conditions for maximum fluoride removal efficiency of 97% were validated at 5 mg/L fluoride concentration, pH 4, adsorbent dose of 5 g/L, and a contact time of 30 min. Therefore, the present study demonstrated efficient fluoride-polluted water treatment using waste-derived EG.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dulce J Hernández-Melchor, Pablo A López-Pérez, Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato, Alejandro Alarcón
{"title":"Study of the hydrodynamic parameters in an internal flat-plate airlift reactor for the increased degradation of newspaper by <i>Trichoderma reesei</i>.","authors":"Dulce J Hernández-Melchor, Pablo A López-Pérez, Ronald Ferrera-Cerrato, Alejandro Alarcón","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2447959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of our study was to characterize the hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a novel internal flat-plate airlift cylindrical reactor to increase the biodegradation of newspaper. We evaluated the degradation kinetics of newspaper in a batch culture with <i>Trichoderma reesei</i>. Gas holdup, mixing time, the Reynolds number, and volumetric mass transfer coefficient (<i>k</i><sub>L</sub><i>a</i>) properties were characterized in biphasic and triphasic systems in order to optimize their operational conditions. An analysis of two effective factors in three levels including <i>k</i><sub>L</sub><i>a</i>, and Reynolds number (Re) were optimized by a full factorial design. Furthermore, a follow-up analysis of the ANOVA results <i>p</i> ≤ 0.05 was performed using Tukey's rank test method for <i>p</i>-value corrections. The overall <i>k</i><sub>L</sub><i>a</i> (triphasic system) was calculated to be between 2.34 and 14.76 h<sup>-1</sup> with an optimal value of 8.0 h<sup>-1</sup> (Flow: 3 L min<sup>-1</sup>) and a Re of 1757. In addition, to show the optimal conditions, kinetic experiments were developed for 20 days using newspaper as carbon source for quantified the enzyme activities, biomass, residual cellulose, and reducing sugars 1421 IU L<sup>-1</sup> CMCase, 8.02, 2.19, and 0.07 g L<sup>-1</sup>, respectively. The degradation rate of newspaper was over 80%, which was significantly higher than that of the nominal value. Finally, the theoretical correlation proposed for <i>k</i><sub>L</sub><i>a</i> was compared and estimated with respect to the experimental values with an error of ±20%. The <i>k</i><sub>L</sub><i>a</i> and the Re are important criteria in assessing an optimal degradation of newspaper in an industrial process scale-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Degradation mechanisms and toxicity determination of bisphenol A by FeO<sub>x</sub>-activated peroxydisulfate under ultraviolet light.","authors":"Hongbo Peng, Hongyan Gu, Zhimin Xu, Guomei Xiong, Peng Gao, Siyao Wang, Xiongchao Li, Fangfang Li","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2335670","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2335670","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ultraviolet light (UV)-assisted advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are commonly used to degrade organic contaminants. However, this reaction system's extensive comprehension of the degradation mechanisms and toxicity assessment remains inadequate. This study focuses on investigating the degradation mechanisms and pathways of bisphenol A (BPA), generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and toxicity of degradation intermediates in UV/PDS/ferrous composites (FeO<sub>x</sub>) systems. The degradation rate of BPA gradually increased from the initial 11.92% to 100% within 120 min. Sulfate radicals (<math><msubsup><mrow><mi>SO</mi></mrow><mn>4</mn><mrow><mo>.</mo><mo>-</mo></mrow></msubsup></math>), hydroxyl radicals (<sup>.</sup>OH), superoxide anions (<math><msubsup><mrow><mi>O</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn><mrow><mo>.</mo><mo>-</mo></mrow></msubsup></math>), and singlet oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) were the primary factors in the photocatalytic degradation of BPA in the UV/PDS/FeO<sub>x</sub> systems. The main reactions of BPA in this system were deduced to be β-bond cleavage, hydroxyl substitution reaction, hydrogen bond cleavage, and oxidation reaction. A trend of decreasing toxicity for the degradation intermediates of BPA was observed according to the toxicity investigations. The efficient degradation of BPA in UV/PDS/FeO<sub>x</sub> systems provided theoretical data for AOPs, which will improve the understanding of organic contaminants by FeO<sub>x</sub> in natural industry wastewater.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"13-24"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140331659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}