title: Stability of parathion and DDT in dilute iron solutions.
abstract: Dilute FeCl3 and Fe(NO3)3 solutions degraded parathion to paraoxon and p-nitrophenol. Initial hydrolysis products of iron appeared to have the greatest catalytic activity which decreased as these hydrolysis products aged. The Fe3+ ion was less catalytically active than its hydrolysis products for parathion degradation. pH was not a factor in parathion degradation in this study. AlCl3 solutions did not degrade parathion over a 336 hour period. DDT was stable in dilute FeCl3 and Fe(NO3)3 solutions for at least 56 days.
mesh_terms: D002712:Chlorides; D003634:DDT; D004355:Drug Stability; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006207:Half-Life; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007501:Iron; D009566:Nitrates; D009596:Nitrophenols; D010261:Paraoxon; D010278:Parathion
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D009566:Nitrates; D009596:Nitrophenols; D010278:Parathion; D003634:DDT; D007501:Iron; C025302:ferric nitrate; D010261:Paraoxon; C024555:ferric chloride