title: Enhancement of p,p'-DDT photodegradation on soil surfaces using TiO2 induced by UV-light.
abstract: Enhancement of p,p'-DDT photodegradation on soil surfaces using TiO2 induced by UV-light was mainly investigated in this work. After being spiked with p,p'-DDT, soil samples loaded with different doses of TiO2 (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 3% wt) were exposed to UV-light irradiation for 24 h. The results indicated that the photodegradation of p,p'-DDT followed the pseudo-first-order kinetics. TiO2 accelerated the photodegradation of p,p'-DDT significantly as indicated by the half-life reduction from 23.3 h to 10.4 h, corresponding to the TiO2 content from 0% to 3% respectively. In addition, the effects of soil pH, photon flux and humic substances on p,p'-DDT degradation were investigated. The photodegradation rate increased with the increase of the soil pH and photon flux. The humic substances (2% wt) inhibited the p,p'-DDT photodegradation by reducing the amount of light available to excite the p,p'-DDT and TiO2 or by quenching radicals capable of oxidizing p,p'-DDT. p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDD and DDMU were main degradation intermediates and they were further degraded in the presence of TiO2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, PR China. quanxie@dlut.edu.cn
authors.forename: Xie
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yazhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003634:DDT / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006207:Half-Life; D006812:Humic Substances / Q000633:toxicity; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010777:Photochemistry; D017785:Photons; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D006812:Humic Substances; D012987:Soil; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C009495:titanium dioxide; D003634:DDT; D014025:Titanium