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Phthalates

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Repeated Human Exposure to Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Inhalation: Novel Protocol for a Nonrandomized Study

Dominique Grandjean, Florian Frédéric Vincent Breider, Guillaume Suarez

Background: Semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) comprise several different chemical families used mainly as additives in many everyday products. SVOCs can be released into the air as aerosols and deposit on particulate matter during use by dispersion, e ...

2023

Photodegradation of biodegradable plastics in aquatic environments: Current understanding and challenges

Florian Frédéric Vincent Breider

Direct photolysis and indirect photolysis are important abiotic processes in aquatic environments through which plastics can be transformed physically and chemically. Transport of biodegradable plastics in water is influenced by vertical mixing and turbule ...

2023

Iodide sources in the aquatic environment and its fate during oxidative water treatment - A critical review

Urs von Gunten

Iodine is a naturally-occurring halogen in natural waters generally present in concentrations between 0.5 and 100 mu g L-1. During oxidative drinking water treatment, iodine-containing disinfection by-products (I-DBPs) can be formed. The formation of I-DBP ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2022

Kinetics of the reaction between hydrogen peroxide and aqueous iodine: Implications for technical and natural aquatic systems

Urs von Gunten, Jaedon Shin

Oxidative treatment of iodide-containing waters can lead to a formation of potentially toxic iodinated disinfection byproducts (I-DBPs). Iodide (I-) is easily oxidized to HOI by various oxidation processes and its reaction with dissolved organic matter (DO ...

2020

The Pollutant Diethylhexyl Phthalate Regulates Hepatic Energy Metabolism via Species-Specific PPAR alpha-Dependent Mechanisms

Johan Auwerx

BACKGROUND: The modulation of energetic homeostasis by pollutants has recently emerged as a potential contributor to the onset of metabolic disorders. Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a widely used industrial plasticizer to which humans are widely exposed. ...

2010

Thermodynamic Analysis of Biodegradation Pathways

Vassily Hatzimanikatis

Microorganisms provide a wealth of bio-degradative potential in the reduction and elimination of xenobiotic compounds in the environment. One useful metric to evaluate potential biodegradation pathways is thermodynamic feasibility. However, experimental da ...

2009

Helio-photocatalytic enhancement of the biodegradation of biorecalcitrant pollutants in water : physicochemical and technical aspects

Simeon Kenfack

The importance of the photocatalytic treatment of water is continuously growing since the 80s. In spite of the well management of the existing biological water treatment plants and the constant reinforcement of the wastewater discharge standards, the devel ...

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