Endocrine Disruptor Degradation by UV/Chlorine and the Impact of Their Removal on Estrogenic Activity and Toxicity

Table 1

Physical-chemical and microbiological evaluation during EDC photodegradation in WWTP by Cl/UVC. Initial EDC concentrations: 100 μg·L^-1, initial free chlorine  mg·L^-1, UVC  mW cm^-2, °C, , and reaction time: 90 minutes.

			min	min	min
Physical-chemical parameters (mg·L^-1)	Total organic carbon (TOC)	21.31	17.37	13.92	11.83
	Chloride	53	54	55	57
	Nitrite	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4
	Nitrate	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2
	Phosphate	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3
	Sulfate	21	25.8	32.4	31.1
Microbiological parameters (MPN/100 mL)	Total coliform bacteria		0	0	0
	Escherichia coli		0	0	0