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CRUZ-GONZALEZ, Germán; JULCOUR, Carine  y  JAUREGUI-HAZA, Ulises. State of the art and perspectives of pesticides degradation by advanced oxidation processes. Rev Cub Quim [online]. 2017, vol.29, n.3, pp.492-516. ISSN 2224-5421.

Pesticide pollution of surface water and groundwater has been recognized as a major problem in many countries because of the persistence of pollutants in aquatic environments and the consequent potential adverse health effects. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constitute important, promising and efficient methods developed to remove persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from waters and wastewaters. This review presents a description of recent literature (period 2010-2016) concerning the main types of AOPs, based on photochemical, sonochemical, and electrochemical reactions, and its combination with different chemical oxidants. The degree of pesticide degradation, reaction kinetics, identity and characteristics of degradation by-products and intermediates, and possible degradation pathways are covered and discussed. The trends and perspectives of these studies were also analyzed.

Palabras clave : pesticides; advanced oxidation processes; hydroxyl radical; degradation; water treatment.

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