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This study was carried out to evaluate the degradation efficiency and intermediate products of the tetracycline from artificially contaminated pig manure using of electron beam irradiation as a function of the absorbed dose. The degradation efficiency of tetracycline was 42.77% at 1 kGy, 64.20% at 3 kGy, 77.83% at 5 kGy, and 90.50% at 10 kGy. The initial concentration of tetracycline (300 mg kg−1) in pig manure decreased significantly to 24.2 ± 5.3 mg kg−1 after electron beam irradiation at 10 kGy. The radiolytic degradation products of tetracycline were 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, hexadecanoic acid, 9-octadecenamide, 11-octadecenamide, and octadecanoic acid.
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This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) grant funded by the Korea government (MOST) (No. 2009-0069408).
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Cho, JY. Evaluation of Degradation of Antibiotic Tetracycline in Pig Manure by Electron Beam Irradiation. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 450–453 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-9967-2
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