Abstract
Hydroxyl radical (HO•) is a short-lived free radical, and it is the most potent oxidizing transient among the reactive oxygen species.It is an effective, nonselective and strong oxidant that is ubiquitously formed in natural sunlit surface waters (rivers, lakes and seawater and so on), rain, dew, cloud, fog, snow, aerosol, and in all living organisms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-272 |
Number of pages | 64 |
Journal | Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science) |
Issue number | 9783642322228 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2013, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Information Systems