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Environmental Photochemistry of Chlorinated Aromatics in Aqueous Media. A Review of Data

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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

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A review of data relative to the photochemistry in aqueous media of chlorinated benzenes (PCBzs), phenols (PCPs), naphthalenes (PCNs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) is presented. Analysis of data is focussed on direct, sensitized, and catalysis-assisted photoprocesses occurring under environmentally relevant conditions. The purpose of the review is to provide a basis for preliminary assessment of potential effectiveness of sunlight photochemistry as detoxication mechanism in natural water bodies for the above chlorinated aromatics which, due to their potential high exposure and toxic effects (see Appendix), are among those pollutants which have priority for hazard assessment.

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    D. Cesareo, A. di Domenico, S. Marchini, L. Passerini & M. L. Tosato

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Cesareo, D., di Domenico, A., Marchini, S., Passerini, L., Tosato, M.L. (1986). Environmental Photochemistry of Chlorinated Aromatics in Aqueous Media. A Review of Data. In: Pelizzetti, E., Serpone, N. (eds) Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. NATO ASI Series, vol 174. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4642-2_35

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