摘要： Here we report an experimental study of the effect of toxic metal ions on photosensitized singlet oxygen generation for photodegradation of PAH derivatives, Anthracene-9,10-dipropionic acid disodium salt (ADPA) and 1,5-dihydroxynapthalene (DHN) and photoinactivation of E. coli bacteria by using cationic meso-tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphine tetrachloride (TMPyP) as a singlet oxygen photosensitizer. Three s-block metals ions, such as Na+, K+, and Ca2+ and five toxic metals such as Cd2+, Cu2+, Hg2+, Zn2+, and Pb2+ were studied. The s-block metal ions showed no change of the rate of photodegradation of ADPA or DHN by TMPyP whereas a dramatic change in the photodegradation of ADPA and DHN were observed in the presence of toxic metals. The maximum photodegradation rate constants of ADPA and DHN were observed for Cd2+ ions [(3.91 ± 0.20) × 10-3 s-1 and (7.18 ± 0.35) × 10-4 s-1, respectively]. Strikingly, the photodegradation of ADPA and DHN was almost completely inhibited in the presence of Hg2+ ions and Cu2+ ions. A complete inhibition of growth of E. coli was observed upon visible irradiation of E. coli solutions with TMPyP and toxic metal ions particularly, Cd2+, Hg2+, Zn2+, and Pb2+ ions, except for Cu2+ ions where a significantly slow inhibition of E. coli’s growth was observed.