RESEARCH: ENERGY
Lindsay Soh prepares lipids for analysis
The Fate of Sucralose through Environmental and Water Treatment Processes Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that has recently been found at significant concentrations in surface waters. This research assessed the extent of degradation as well as by-product formation and toxicity of sucralose through environmental degradation and advanced-treatment processes. Environmental processes included microbial degradation, plant uptake, soil sorption and hydrolysis, while advanced treatment processes encompassed adsorption by granular activated carbon, chlorination, ozonation, and ultraviolet radiation. Further, the sucralose was evaluated as an environmental tracer as it is shown to be persistence and present in detectable concentrations.
Related Publications:
Soh, L.; Conners, K. A.; Brooks, B. W.; Zimmerman, J. B., Fate of Sucralose through Environmental and Water Treatment Processes and Impact on Plant Indicator Species. Environmental Science & Technology 2011, 45 (4), 1363-1369.
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