The degradation products of UV filters in aqueous and chlorinated aqueous solutions

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Joel J M Santos (Author) Other; Margarida S Miranda (Author) FCUP; Joaquim C G E Esteves da Silva (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Water Research

Vol. 46 No. 15

Pages: 3167-3176

ISSN: 0043-1354

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 124 Citations

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Environmental engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-8ZA

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.057

Abstract (EN): Ultraviolet (UV) filters are vital constituents of sunscreens and other personal care products since they absorb, reflect and/or scatter UV radiation, therefore protecting us from the sun's deleterious UV radiation and its effects. However, they suffer degradation, mainly through exposure towards sunlight and from reactions with disinfectant products such as chlorine. On the basis of their increasing production and use, UV filters and their degradation products have already been detected in the aquatic environment, especially in bathing waters. This paper presents a comprehensive review on the work done so far as to identify and determine the by-products of UV filter photodegradation in aqueous solutions and those subsequent to disinfection-induced degradation in chlorinated aqueous solutions, namely swimming pools.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10