Abstract
Nonylphenol (NP) is a typical environmental endogenous disrupter with low concentration and high toxicity. This paper describes the mechanism of NP degradation in solution by strong ionization dielectric barrier discharge (SIDBD). Furthermore, the degradation performance of NP by SIDBD was tested by changing the equipment voltage, the initial concentration of NP in aqueous solution, pH, and inorganic ions. Degradation pathways of NP were detected using a high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer. The biological effects of NP degradation were assessed by detecting indicators of embryonic development in zebrafish (survival rate, fetal movement, heartbeat, the body length, behavior, deformity) and adult fish (sex differentiation, weight, ovarian testes pathological section analysis). The results showed when the input O2 was 5 L/min and the voltage was 3.2 kV, the degradation efficiency of NP can reach 99.0% after 60 min of experiment. Equipment voltage, initial concentration of NP in solution, pH, inorganic ions and other factors can influence the degradation efficiency of NP by DBD. At the higher concentration of NP, the greater influence on embryonic development in zebrafish was noticed. Although the effects of NP on zebrafish sex differentiation were not obvious, it showed significant male weight inhibition and decrease in sperm number.
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