XENOBIOTIC PHARMACEUTICALS IN WATER AND METHODS TO PREVENT THEIR APPEARANCE IN DRINKING WATER

Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the sun light induced photodegradation as well as the photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and X-ray diagnostic agents (PhaDAs), and to follow their degradation pathways. The influence on the photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of the selected PhaDAs in the absence and presence of natural organic matter was investigated. Technical systems suitable for photocatalytic degradation and adsorption were developed and their applicability was checked. The advanced oxidation processes and adsorption experiments led to promising data for the elimination of the PhaDAs.