PONE-D-19-17188

Photo-degradation dynamics of five neonicotinoids: bamboo vinegar as synergistic agent for improved duration

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Reviewer #1: Overall, this is a systematical study on investigating the photo-degradation of several neonicotinoids under various influencing factors including the initial concentration, light source, water quality and pH value. Moreover, bamboo vinegar has been found that it can serve as an efficient synergistic agent to improve the photo-stability of neonicotinoids, which is the major novelty of this manuscript. The organization and presentation of the manuscript are good. In general, this manuscript is suitable for publication in PLOS ONE after some major revisions.

1. The typical chromatograms of the photo process including photo-degradation intermediates and starting material of the neonicotinoid should be provided.

2. The possible photo-degradation products should be identified and confirmed by comparison with the authentic standards. The possible photo-degradation pathway and product of acetamiprid should be carefully reconsidered.

3. Lines 269-270, by separating and identifying the photo-degradation products of the five neonicotinoids in methanol, it can be inferred that the pathways are mainly photo-oxidation processes. Have you separated and identified these photo-degradation products?

4. Lines 301-302, it can be observed that the main factors that quench the photo-degradation of neonicotinoids in bamboo vinegar are possibly acetic acid and pigments. To confirm your hypothesis, you’d better to use acetic acid and one pigment to test the quenching effect.

Reviewer #2: Nice work, certainly worth publication in PLOS One after some minor revisions. The topic of the manuscript is of high importance in the field and results are very significant, will be useful to scientists working in photodegradation of organic contaminants. The manuscript is well written (perhaps some thorough reading needed to polish and correct typos and mistakes in the final version) and all results are of high interest, providing relevant insights on photodegradation intermediates and improvement use of pesticides by the synergistic effect with bamboo vinegar. The authors are kindly requested to shorten the conclusions (currently too long) and maybe redo some of the Figures of the photodegradation intermediates to ensure high quality in the final manuscript. Otherwise, a nice work worth publication in PLOS One.

Reviewer #3:  Your manuscript submission is interesting and contains information that our readers would find useful.  Unfortunately, the quality of the language is not up to the standards of the journal.

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PONE-D-19-17188R1

Photo-degradation dynamics of five neonicotinoids: bamboo vinegar as synergistic agent for improved duration

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Reviewer #3: Your manuscript submission is interesting and contains information that our readers would find useful. AND also this revision looks more better than before, Unfortunately, the quality of the language is not up to the standards of the journal.  language error still can be see in the current version.I suggest you may wish to consider having your paper professionally edited for English language by a native English speaker and/or a professional language editing service here before resubmitting this manuscript： http://www.zn16289208.icoc.bz/ http://www.unlecture.com/http://www.goodenglish.com/http://www.journalexpert.com/which specialise in editing scientific and technical research papers written in English by authors who are not native English speakers.Please note that while this service will greatly improve the readability of your paper, it does not guarantee acceptance of your paper by the journal. 

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PONE-D-19-17188R2

Photo-degradation dynamics of five neonicotinoids: bamboo vinegar as a synergistic agent for improved functional duration

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Thank you for submitting your manuscript to PLOS ONE. After careful consideration, we feel that it has merit but does not fully meet PLOS ONE’s publication criteria as it currently stands. Therefore, we invite you to submit a revised version of the manuscript that addresses the points raised during the review process.

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ACADEMIC EDITOR: although the  revised ms looks much better,still lots of language mistakes can be easy found, again, this is the last time to reminders.

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Photo-degradation dynamics of five neonicotinoids: bamboo vinegar as a synergistic agent for improved functional duration

PONE-D-19-17188R3

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