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A Fe-TAML/H2O2 catalytic oxidation process achieves facile in-solution total degradation of fenitrothion and two other organophosphorus (OP) pesticides. Degradation products have been identified and quantified providing evidence for oxidative hydrolysis, oxidative desulfuration, perhydrolysis, and deep oxidation. Degradation pathways can be selected by pH control to completely obviate all toxic residuals. Aquatic toxicity assays support the environmental compatibility of the degradation process.

A view to a kill: Iron(III)‐coordinated tetraamide macrocyclic ligands (see example) activate peroxides in water in the presence of a cationic surfactant to rapidly deactivate spores of the common anthrax surrogate, Bacillus atrophaeus. A 99.99999 % kill can be achieved in 15 min at pH 10 and room temperature with tert‐butyl hydroperoxide (see TEM images).

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