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Abstract: Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) are a family of unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that have received considerable public and scientific attention due to the toxicity of some of their congeners, more specifically those with chlorine substitution in the 2,3,7,8 positions. The environmental management and control of PCDD/Fs is addressed at a global level through the Stockholm Convention that establishes that POPs should be destroyed or irreversibly transformed in order to reduce or eliminate their release to the environment. Several technologies, including advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) such as photolysis, photocatalysis and Fenton oxidation, have been considered as effective methods for destroying PCDD/Fs in polluted waters. Nevertheless, during the remediation of wastewaters it is critical that the treatment technologies applied do not lead to the formation of by-products that are themselves POPs, especially if PCDD/Fs precursors or chlorine are present in the reaction medium. Despite the high effectiveness of AOPs in the oxidation of major contaminants, scarce references deal with the monitoring of PCDD/Fs in the course of the oxidation process, revealing that a detailed assessment of non-combustion technologies with respect to PCDD/Fs formation is still lacking. This study reports a review of the state of the art related to the potential remediation and/or formation of PCDD/Fs as a result of the application of AOPs for the treatment of polluted waters, warning on the correct selection of the operating conditions.
Authorship: Vallejo M., Fresnedo San Román M., Ortiz I., Irabien A.,
Fuente: Chemosphere, 2015, 118, 44?56
Publisher: Elsevier
Year of publication: 2015
No. of pages: 13
Publication type: Article
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.05.077
ISSN: 0045-6535,1879-1298
Spanish project: CTQ2011-25262 ; CTQ2008-00690
Publication Url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.05.077
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MARTA VALLEJO MONTES
MARIA FRESNEDO SAN ROMAN SAN EMETERIO
INMACULADA ORTIZ URIBE
JOSE ANGEL IRABIEN GULIAS
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