Degradation of microcystin-RR by UV radiation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide.

Experiments were conducted to investigate the degradation of microcystin-RR in order to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of the combined UV/H(2)O(2) catalytic system for purification of water polluted by microcystins. The operating parameters such as hydrogen peroxide dosage, pH value, UV light intensity, initial concentration of microcystin-RR and reaction time were evaluated, respectively. The degradation efficiency increased nonlinearly with increasing UV light intensity and hydrogen peroxide dosage, respectively.