Photodegradation of organic pollutants adsorbed on the spruce needles

Warning

This publication doesn't include Institute of Computer Science. It includes Faculty of Science. Official publication website can be found on muni.cz.

Authors	DOLINOVÁ Jindiška KLÁNOVÁ Jana KLÁN Petr
Year of publication	2005
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Field	Organic chemistry
Keywords	photochemistry
Description	Photodegradation of selected organic pollutants, 2,2- bis(4-chlorobiphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (p,p-DDT), 4-chlorobiphenyl (PCB 3), 2,4-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB 7), 4,4-dichlorobiphenyl (PCB 15), and 2,2,4,4,5,5-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153), adsorbed on the surface of spruce (Picea abies) needles was investigated. The scope and dynamics of the reactions as well as identification of several photoproducts are discussed. A portion of the starting material decomposed into high-mass compounds, presumably the adducts with wax long-chain molecules, while the remaining molecules stayed photochemically stable. It is concluded that organic pollutants are photodegradable on the surface of plants and estimation of the conversion limitations may become a key information in environmental monitoring studies.
Related projects:	Interactions among the chemicals, environment and biological systems and their consequences on the global, regional and local scales (INCHEMBIOL)