Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology

Background: Organophosphorus pesticides are one of the most prevalent usages for pest control in the country. Such pesti­cides enter into water sources by different routes. Since drinking of contaminated water at the higher doses than the standard level, may causes undesirable effects to human healt...

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Main Authors: AM Fadaei, MH Dehghani, M Shayeghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19886.pdf&manuscript_id=19886
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description Background: Organophosphorus pesticides are one of the most prevalent usages for pest control in the country. Such pesti­cides enter into water sources by different routes. Since drinking of contaminated water at the higher doses than the standard level, may causes undesirable effects to human health and ecosystem. The object of this research was to investigate the ef­fect of various parameters including time, power and concentration on sonodecomposition of malathion insecticide in the water.Methods: The sonochemical degradation of malathion was investigated using acoustic wave technology (AWT). AWT with 130 kHz was used to study the decomposition of insecticide solution. Samples were analyzed using HPLC at different inter­vals times. Effectiveness of AWT at different times (20, 40, 60, 80, 100, and 120 minutes), concentrations of malathion at 2, 4 and 8 mg/L as well as powers of device (300W, 400W, 500W) are compared.Results: These findings showed that the degradation of the malathion insecticide at lower concentrations was greater in comparison to higher concentrations. Also, there was positive correlation between power increasing and the ability to ma­lathion degradation. Conclusion: The sonodegradation of malathion at different concentrations and powers was successfully achieved. It has been shown that acoustical wave technology can be used to reduce the concentration of dissolved insecticide using high fre­quency.
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spelling doaj.art-e227a861cfa84702ae0147ff4852cb372022-12-21T20:21:16ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852011-12-01404122128Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave TechnologyAM FadaeiMH DehghaniM ShayeghiBackground: Organophosphorus pesticides are one of the most prevalent usages for pest control in the country. Such pesti­cides enter into water sources by different routes. Since drinking of contaminated water at the higher doses than the standard level, may causes undesirable effects to human health and ecosystem. The object of this research was to investigate the ef­fect of various parameters including time, power and concentration on sonodecomposition of malathion insecticide in the water.Methods: The sonochemical degradation of malathion was investigated using acoustic wave technology (AWT). AWT with 130 kHz was used to study the decomposition of insecticide solution. Samples were analyzed using HPLC at different inter­vals times. Effectiveness of AWT at different times (20, 40, 60, 80, 100, and 120 minutes), concentrations of malathion at 2, 4 and 8 mg/L as well as powers of device (300W, 400W, 500W) are compared.Results: These findings showed that the degradation of the malathion insecticide at lower concentrations was greater in comparison to higher concentrations. Also, there was positive correlation between power increasing and the ability to ma­lathion degradation. Conclusion: The sonodegradation of malathion at different concentrations and powers was successfully achieved. It has been shown that acoustical wave technology can be used to reduce the concentration of dissolved insecticide using high fre­quency.http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19886.pdf&manuscript_id=19886Malathion InsecticideAcoustic Wave TechnologySonochemical Decomposition
spellingShingle AM Fadaei
MH Dehghani
M Shayeghi
Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Malathion Insecticide
Acoustic Wave Technology
Sonochemical Decomposition
title Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology
title_full Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology
title_fullStr Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology
title_full_unstemmed Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology
title_short Removal of Malathion Insecticide from Water by Employing Acoustical Wave Technology
title_sort removal of malathion insecticide from water by employing acoustical wave technology
topic Malathion Insecticide
Acoustic Wave Technology
Sonochemical Decomposition
url http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/19886.pdf&manuscript_id=19886
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