title: Experimental assessment of electrochemical processes in the remediation of atrazine contaminated soils.
abstract: The electrochemical oxidation of an atrazine solution obtained from a flushing treatment of a contaminated soil was investigated. The influence of ethanol on atrazine oxidation was studied. Results show that the electrogenerated Fenton's reagent provides a complete degradation of atrazine and its main chlorinated by-products via N-dehalkylation and dechlorination. This process therefore presents an effective alternative to the chemical oxidation treatment which necessarily needs a further biological state.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali, delle Materie Prime e Metallurgia, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petrucci
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Palma
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Merli
mesh_terms: D001280:Atrazine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012989:Soil Pollutants
chemical_list: C045076:Fenton's reagent; D006540:Herbicides; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D000431:Ethanol; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; D001280:Atrazine