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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2008-06-01

Journal:CHEMOSPHERE

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、PubMed

Volume:72

Issue:6

Page Number:925-931

ISSN No.:0045-6535

Key Words:humic acids fraction; size exclusion chromatography; iron; atrazine; photodegradation

Abstract:Relationship between the photoinductive activity and the properties of humic acids (HA) fractions were investigated with and without Fe(III). Three fractions were separated based on the molecular weight (M-w) and were obtained following the order of N-w: F-A > F-B > F-C. Compared to F-A and F-B, photodegradation of atrazine under simulated sunlight was much faster in solution containing F-C, whose structure was dominated inated by greater aromaticity, more oxygen groups and fluorophores. The interaction of HA fractions and Fe(III) was studied using fluorescence spectrometry and F-C had the largest quenching constant. The capacity of electron transfer, estimated from the amount of photoformed Fe(II), was also highest for F-C. Thus, the Fe(III)-F-C complex was efficient in phototransformation of atrazine in nearly neutral aqueous solutions. These results suggest that the aromaticity and oxygen groups content of HA exert great influence on the binding ability of metals and on the fate of pollutants in natural waters. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.