Conspectus Because of the deterioration of global water quality, the occurrence of chemical
and microbial contaminants in water raises serious concerns for the health of the population …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants, which have been frequently
detected in different aquatic environments, posing potential risk to public health and …

Chlorine radicals, including Cl• and Cl2•–, can be produced in sunlight waters (rivers,
oceans, and lakes) or water treatment processes (eg, electrochemical and advanced …

In this study, we investigated the destruction and by-product formation of perfluorooctanoic
acid (PFOA) using ultraviolet light and persulfate (UV–PS). Additionally, we developed a first …

Interest in the formation of nitrogenous disinfection byproducts (N-DBPs) has increased
because toxicological research has indicated that they are often more genotoxic, cytotoxic …

Chlorine photolysis is an advanced oxidation process which relies on photolytic cleavage of
free available chlorine (ie, hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite) to generate hydroxyl radical …

The photolysis of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite (OCl−) produces a suite of
reactive oxidants, including hydroxyl radical (˙ OH), chlorine radical (Cl˙), and ozone (O3) …

Disinfection of swimming pool water is essential to deactivate pathogenic microorganisms.
Many swimming pools apply chlorine or bromine based disinfectants to prevent microbial …

The microbial safety of swimming pool waters (SPWs) becomes increasingly important with
the popularity of swimming activities. Disinfection aiming at killing microbes in SPWs …

The synergistic effect of ultraviolet light (UV) and chlorine on the structural transformation of
Humic Acid (HA) and formation of chloro-disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in water were …