Research Article| August 01 2010 Effect of humic acid on the oxidation of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals by permanganate Xiao-Ling Shao; Xiao-Ling Shao 1State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Environment, National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources, Harbin Institute of Technology, 202 Haihe Road, Harbin 150090, China Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Jun Ma; Jun Ma 1State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Environment, National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources, Harbin Institute of Technology, 202 Haihe Road, Harbin 150090, China Tel.: +86 451 86282292 Fax: +86 451 82368074; E-mail: majun@hit.edu.cn Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Jing-Jing Yang; Jing-Jing Yang 1State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Environment, National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources, Harbin Institute of Technology, 202 Haihe Road, Harbin 150090, China Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Xu-Chun Li; Xu-Chun Li 1State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Environment, National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources, Harbin Institute of Technology, 202 Haihe Road, Harbin 150090, China Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Gang Wen Gang Wen 1State Key Laboratory of Water Resource and Environment, National Engineering Research Center of Urban Water Resources, Harbin Institute of Technology, 202 Haihe Road, Harbin 150090, China Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2010) 59 (5): 324–334. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2010.015 Article history Received: February 26 2009 Accepted: January 26 2010 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Xiao-Ling Shao, Jun Ma, Jing-Jing Yang, Xu-Chun Li, Gang Wen; Effect of humic acid on the oxidation of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals by permanganate. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 August 2010; 59 (5): 324–334. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2010.015 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex The effect of dissolved humic acid on the oxidation of phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by potassium permanganate was studied. It was found that the degradation of phenolic EDCs is promoted to various extents by the addition of humic acid. Results show that the removal rate of estrone by permanganate within 3 min of reaction time is increased from approximately 10% in control experiments to 68% when 0.08 mg l−1 of humic acid is present in the reaction system. The oxidation experiment of nine types of phenolic EDC by permanganate confirms that the promotion induced by the addition of humic acid varies in the cases of different EDCS. Results also indicate that the promotion induced by the presence of humic acid takes effect under acidic and neutral pH conditions, while the effect of pH plays a dominant role for the degradation of phenolic EDCs under alkaline conditions. Additionally, it was found that the oxidation of estrone by permanganate is promoted through the addition of humic acid to natural waters. humic acid, permanganate, pH, phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2010 You do not currently have access to this content.