Abstract:The peroxides peracetic acid (PAA) and percarbonate (PC) are applied for UV‐C‐based advanced oxidation of the endocrine disrupting micropollutant bisphenol A (BPA; 2 mg L−1 = 8.76 µm) in pure and tap water. Their performance is compared with the more conventional hydrogen peroxide (HP)‐ and persulfate (PS)‐activated UV‐C treatments. Acidic and neutral pH values, 4 and 7, result in faster BPA removals with HP‐ and PS‐activated UV‐C treatments, respectively, whereas higher BPA removal rates are obtained at acidi… Show more
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