Abstract
ABSTRACT Removal of microcystin-LR (MC-LR) by ozone (O3), vacuum-UV (VUV), and their combination was investigated in the presence of chloride as one of the main solutes present in water. In general, the combined VUV/O3 process provided the greatest MC-LR removal, with the presence of chloride enhancing the removal efficacy. Formation of chlorine radical species was the primary reason for the observed improvement. The order of MC-LR removal by different processes using UV fluence of around 300 mJ cm−2, ozone dose of 0.1 mg L−1, and chloride concentration of 120 mg L−1 was as follows: VUV/O3/Chloride > VUV/O3 > VUV/Chloride > VUV > O3. Comparing MC-LR removal by O3, VUV and VUV/O3 in synthetic lab samples, spiked with Suwannee River NOM and natural water samples of the same organic concentration, showed the significance of background organics in scavenging ozone in the process. For a given ozone dosage, MC-LR removal by O3 or VUV/O3 in natural water was lower than that in the synthetic water samples. The standalone VUV was not affected and the MC-LR removals were identical in both synthetic and natural waters.
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