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Your Environment. Your Health.

Project Publications: University of Albany - SUNY: Photocatalytic Remediation of PCB-contaminated Water and Sediment: Novel Catalysts and Potential Solar Applications

Superfund Research Program

Photocatalytic Remediation of PCB-contaminated Water and Sediment: Novel Catalysts and Potential Solar Applications

Project Leader: Chia-Swee Hong (Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health)
Grant Number: P42ES004913
Funding Period: 1995 - 2000

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Publications

2001

  • Chu S, Hong C, Fang F, Narang R. 2001. Photooxidation of methyl-tert-butyl ether on titania using a plug-flow reactor. In: Proceedings of the 2000 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research. Denver, CO.
  • Fang F, Chu S, Hong C, Connor S. 2001. Kinetics and products of the TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of 4,4'-dichlorobiphenyl in water. In: Proceedings of the 2000 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research. Denver, CO.

2000

  • Huang Q, Hong C. 2000. TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of PCBs in soil-water systems containing fluoro surfactant. Chemosphere 41(6):871-879. PMID:10864160
  • Wang GS, Hsieh ST, Hong C. 2000. Destruction of humic acid in water by UV light-catalyzed oxidation with hydrogen peroxide. Water Res 34(15):3882-3887.
  • Wang Y, Hong C. 2000. TiO2-mediated photomineralization of 2-chlorobiphenyl: The role of O2. Water Res 34(10):2791-2797.

1999

  • Hong C, Wang Y, Fang F. 1999. The influence of solution matrix on the photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorobiphenyl in TiO2 slurries. In: Proceedings of the 1999 Conference on Hazardous Waste Research. St. Louis, MO.
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1999. Electrochemical peroxidation to enhance intrinsic remediation: Onondaga Nation gasoline spill. In: Proceedings of the International In Situ and On-site Bioreclamation Symposium. San Diego, CA.
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J, Wunderlich M, Pagano JJ. 1999. Combined distillation and oxidative treatment of PCB-contaminated sediments. In: Proceedings of Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Waste. Honolulu, HI. pp.391-397.
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J, Wunderlich M, Pagano JJ. 1999. Remediation of PCB-contaminated sediments: volatility and solubility considerations. Remediation (N Y) 9(2):7-21.
  • Wang Y, Hong C. 1999. Effect of hydrogen peroxide, periodate, and persulfate on photocatalysis of 2-chlorobiphenyl in aqueous TiO2 suspensions. Water Res 33(9):2031-2036.
  • Wang Y, Hong C, Fang F. 1999. Effect of solution matrix of TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorobiphenyl. Environ Eng Sci 16(6):433-440.

1998

  • Hong C, Wang Y, Bush B. 1998. Kinetics and products of the TiO2 photocatalytic degradation of 2-chlorobiphenyl in water. Chemosphere 36(7):1653-1667. PMID:9503582
  • Hong C, Xiao J, Bush B, Shaw SD. 1998. Environmental occurrence and potential toxicity of planar, mono-, and di-ortho polychlorinated biphenyls in biota. Chemosphere 36(7):1637-1651. PMID:9503581
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J, Wunderlich M, Pagano JJ. 1998. Steam extraction combined with electrochemical peroxidation to degrade organically contaminated sediments. In: Proceedings: The Fourth International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies and TiO2 Photocatalysis. Orlando, FL.
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J, Wunderlich M, Pagano JJ. 1998. Volatile losses of volatile and semivolatile compounds during soil remediation. In: Proceedings: Kriton Curi International Symposium on Environmental Management in the Mediterranean Region (EMMR'98). Antalya, Turkey. pp.559-563.
  • Wang Y, Hong C, Bush B. 1998. Decomposition of 2-chlorobiphenyl in aqueous solutions by UV irradiation with the presence of titanium dioxide. Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies 3:299-306.
  • Wunderlich M, Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1998. The Treatment of PCBs and Chlorinated Solvents by Electrochemical Peroxidation. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds: Designing and Applying Treatment Technologies. Monterey, CA. pp.189-194.
  • Wunderlich M, Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1998. Volatile losses and global redistribution of PCBs during soil remediation. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Environmental Remediation Science and Technology. Greensboro, NC.
  • Wunderlich M, Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J, Falanga L. 1998. Degradation of PCBs and other contaminants by electrochemical peroxidation. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Environmental Remediation Science and Technology. Greensboro, NC.

1997

  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Jensen K, Maloney T, Wunderlich M, Pagano JJ. 1997. Alteration of Aroclor 1248 in foundry waste by volatilization. Water Air Soil Pollut 104(1-2):113-124.
  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Wunderlich M. 1997. Volatile loss of PCB Aroclors from subaqueous sand. Environ Sci Technol 31(2):597-602.
  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Wunderlich M, Oenga G, Lashko O. 1997. PCB volatile loss and the moisture content of sediment during drying. Chemosphere 34:2429-2436.

1996

  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ. 1996. Enhanced volatilization of PCBs from wet sediment and soil. In: Proceedings of the World Environmental Congress. Cincinnati, OH.
  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Arnold GJ, Wunderlich M, Rafferty D. 1996. Volatization of polychlorinated biphenyls from sediments during drying at ambient conditions. Chemosphere 33:899-911.
  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Fabrizio M, Wunderlich M. 1996. Electrochemical peroxidation of PCBs and VOC's in subsurface storage tank water and slurry. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Technologies. San Francisco, CA. pp.1-15.
  • Hong C, Calambrokidis L, Bush B, Steiger GH, Shaw SD. 1996. Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in harbor seal pups from inland waters of Washington State. Environ Sci Technol 30:837-844.
  • Huang IW, Hong C, Bush B. 1996. Photocatalytic degradation of PCBs in TiO2 aqueous suspensions. Chemosphere 32(9):1869-1881. PMID:8680826
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1996. Destruction of organic contaminants by electrochemical peroxidation (ECP). In: Proceedings: Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Air Remediation. Cincinnati, OH.
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1996. Electrochemical Peroxidation of PCBs and VOCs in Superfund Site Water and Sediments. In: Proceedings of the Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Waste, November 4-8, 1996, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. East-West Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1995

  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Rafferty D, Wunderlich M, Roberts RN, Pagano JJ, Yates M. 1995. Photocatalytic degradation of simulated pesticide rinsates in water + soil matrices. Chemosphere 30(1):173-185.
  • Chiarenzelli J, Scrudato RJ, Wunderlich M, Jensen K, Oenga G, Roberts RN, Pagano JJ. 1995. Photodecomposition of PCBs absorbed on sediment and industrial waste: Implications for photocatalytic treatment of contaminated solids. Chemosphere 31:3259-3272.
  • Hong C, Qiao H. 1995. Generator column determination of aqueous solubilities for non-ortho and mono-ortho substituted polychlorinated biphenyls. Chemosphere 31(11/12):4549-4557. PMID:8574550
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1995. Photocatalytic Degradation of Contaminated Sediments. In: Proceedings of the Pacific Basin Conference on Hazardous Waste, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 7-12 May, 1995. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. pp.95103.
  • Scrudato RJ, Chiarenzelli J. 1995. Photodegradation of PCB-Contaminated Sediments. In: Proceedings of the World Environmental Congress, London. Ontario, Canada. pp.260.
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