Investigation of the Aquatic Photolytic and Photocatalytic Degradation of Citalopram.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the direct and indirect photochemical degradation of citalopram (CIT), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), under natural and artificial solar radiation. Experiments were conducted in a variety of different operating conditions including Milli-Q (MQ) water and natural waters (lake water and municipal WWT effluent), as well as in the presence of natural water constituents (organic matter, nitrate and bicarbonate). Results showed that indirect photolysis can be an important degradation process in the aquatic environment since citalopram photo-transformation in the natural waters was accelerated in comparison to MQ water both under natural and simulated solar irradiation. In addition, to investigate the decontamination of water from citalopram, TiO2-mediate

SUBMITTER: Jimenez-Holgado C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8434266 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature