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  • The study examines how the herbicides picloram (PCLO) and aminopyralid (AMP) degrade when treated with thermo-activated persulfate, highlighting the environmental concerns associated with pesticide use.
  • Overweight SO was found to be the main oxidizing agent affecting both herbicides, with the reaction rates measured and compared.
  • The research identified the amino group on the pyridine ring as the key reactive site, leading to various potentially toxic byproducts, including azo derivatives that pose risks to aquatic life.

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The widespread utilization of pesticides has attracted increasing attention to their environmental impacts and effective removal strategies. In the present study, the degradation of herbicides picloram (PCLO) and aminopyralid (AMP) with similar structures were investigated systematically by thermo activated persulfate. Overweight SO was determined to be the predominant oxidizing species by quenching experiment. Obtained by laser-flash photolysis (LFP), reaction rate constants of SO towards AMP and PCLO were determined at 1.56 × 10 Ms and 1.21 × 10 Ms, respectively. Product analysis revealed that both substances underwent similar oxidation paths, namely, successive oxidation on pyridine ring and formation of coupling-products as well as further hydroxylation and decarboxylation. Amino group on the pyridine ring was identified as the main reactive site, which was further confirmed by DFT calculation. It was susceptible attacked by SO to form deamination, nitration, and self-coupling products. These couples could be further oxidatively dehydrated to form azo and a series of azo derivatives. EOCSAR program predicted significant hazards on aquatic species during the formation of these couplings and azo derivatives. Our work emphasized the potential ability and toxicity of contaminates to produce azo substances in the presence of amino groups on the pyridine ring.

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