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  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,115 Views
21 Pages

7 January 2021

Developing economical and robust catalysts for the highly selective and stable destruction of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) is a great challenge. Here, hollow nanosphere-like VOx/CeO2 catalysts with different V/Ce molar ratios were f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,426 Views
15 Pages

Newly Discovered Irbesartan Disinfection Byproducts via Chlorination: Investigating Potential Environmental Toxicity

  • Antonietta Siciliano,
  • Antonio Medici,
  • Marco Guida,
  • Giovanni Libralato,
  • Lorenzo Saviano,
  • Lucio Previtera,
  • Giovanni Di Fabio and
  • Armando Zarrelli

13 July 2023

Irbesartan belongs to the Sartan family, whose members are used in the treatment of arterial hypertension and kidney disease among patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus as part of a treatment based on antihypertensive drugs. This dr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,166 Views
13 Pages

Elucidation and Characterization of New Chlorinated By-Products after Electrochemical Degradation of Hydrochlorothiazide Using Graphite–Poly Vinyl Chloride Electrode

  • Zainab Haider Mussa,
  • Fouad Fadhil Al-Qaim,
  • Ali Yuzir,
  • Hirofumi Hara,
  • Shamila Azman and
  • Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

13 November 2018

This paper describes an electrochemical treatment process of hydrochlorothiazide (HDZ) under different conditions such as initial concentration, sodium chloride and applied voltage. In this present study, HDZ was treated by electrochemical oxidation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
928 Views
14 Pages

19 June 2025

The hydrolysis oxidation of 1,2-chlorobenzene (1,2-DCB) over Pd-Ti-Ni/ZSM-5(25) catalysts has been investigated as a safe and environmentally friendly method for the removal of chlorinated aromatic organic compounds. Experimental results demonstrate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,707 Views
12 Pages

Health Effect of N-Nitroso Diethylamine in Treated Water on Gut Microbiota Using a Simulated Human Intestinal Microbiota System

  • Dedong Wang,
  • Yanting Jiang,
  • Di Wu,
  • Shuxue Li,
  • Zhendong Wu,
  • Yi Zhong,
  • Lin Zhang,
  • Chongshan Guo,
  • Xiaotong Li and
  • Lili Sun
  • + 3 authors

22 February 2022

Chlorination disinfection byproducts (CDBPs) can exert adverse human health effects. Many toxicology-based studies confirmed the health hazards of CDBPs, but little research has been done on gut microbiome. We explored the effect of CDBPs on intestin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,651 Views
12 Pages

LC and NMR Studies for Identification and Characterization of Degradation Byproducts of Olmesartan Acid, Elucidation of Their Degradation Pathway and Ecotoxicity Assessment

  • Giovanni Luongo,
  • Antonietta Siciliano,
  • Giovanni Libralato,
  • Sara Serafini,
  • Lorenzo Saviano,
  • Lucio Previtera,
  • Giovanni Di Fabio and
  • Armando Zarrelli

22 March 2021

The discovery of various sartans, which are among the most used antihypertensive drugs in the world, is increasingly frequent not only in wastewater but also in surface water and, in some cases, even in drinking or groundwater. In this paper, the deg...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,240 Views
12 Pages

Amoxicillin in Water: Insights into Relative Reactivity, Byproduct Formation, and Toxicological Interactions during Chlorination

  • Antonietta Siciliano,
  • Marco Guida,
  • Giovanni Libralato,
  • Lorenzo Saviano,
  • Giovanni Luongo,
  • Lucio Previtera,
  • Giovanni Di Fabio and
  • Armando Zarrelli

25 January 2021

In recent years, many studies have highlighted the consistent finding of amoxicillin in waters destined for wastewater treatment plants, in addition to superficial waters of rivers and lakes in both Europe and North America. In this paper, the amoxic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,497 Views
13 Pages

16 December 2022

The secondary contamination of microcystin disinfection by-products (MC-DBPs) is of concern due to the residual structure similar to their original toxin. Based on identification and preparation, the potential inhibition effect of typical MCLR-DBPs (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,573 Views
12 Pages

28 August 2021

The chlorination of dissolved amino acids can generate disinfection by-products (DBPs). To prevent the formation of DBPs, we examined the UV-induced degradation of tryptophan (Trp). In order to further understand the impact of UV disinfection on Trp,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,089 Views
17 Pages

17 January 2025

2,6-Dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone (2,6-DCBQ) is an emerging chlorinated disinfection byproduct (DBP) in bodies of water. However, this compound poses an unknown toxic effect on cyanobacteria. In this study, the toxicological mechanisms of 2,6-DCBQ in Mic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,373 Views
11 Pages

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is one of the most widely distributed pollutants in groundwater and poses serious risks to the environment and human health. In this study, sulfidated nanoscale zero-valent iron (S-nZVI) materials with different Fe/S molar rat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,842 Views
17 Pages

Vis LED Photo-Fenton Degradation of 124-Trichlorobenzene at a Neutral pH Using Ferrioxalate as Catalyst

  • Leandro O. Conte,
  • Carmen M. Dominguez,
  • Alicia Checa-Fernandez and
  • Aurora Santos

Chlorinated organic compounds (COCs) are among the more toxic organic compounds frequently found in soil and groundwater. Among these, toxic and low-degradable chlorobenzenes are commonly found in the environment. In this work, an innovative process...

  • Article
  • Open Access
599 Views
16 Pages

26 September 2025

The secondary contamination of nodularin disinfection by-products (NOD-DBPs) is a problem worthy of attention. In this study, prototypical NOD-R-DBPs were prepared, and their toxicity was assessed using conventional protein phosphatase (PPs) inhibiti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,548 Views
11 Pages

Degradation Kinetics and Disinfection By-Product Formation of Iopromide during UV/Chlorination and UV/Persulfate Oxidation

  • Chenyan Hu,
  • Qiangbing Wang,
  • Yi-Li Lin,
  • Yeye Zhu,
  • Cun Xiong,
  • Dandan Huang and
  • Ling Xu

8 February 2022

As the detection of micropollutants in various water resources is commonly reported, developing an efficient technology to remove them to maintain water safety has become a major focus in recent years. The degradation kinetics of iopromide, one of a...