Abstract:Oxidation of Microcystin LR (MC LR) in background of Microcystis aeruginosa intracellular organic matter (IOM) and extracellular organic matter (EOM) by potassium permanganate was studied. MC LR degradation followed second order kinetic with the rate constants of 368.3 and 400.2 (mol·L-1)-1·s-1 in EOM and IOM background respectively. Meanwhile, pre oxidation of Microcystis aeruginosa by potassium permanganate was studied. The impacts of permanganate dosage and reaction time on quantum yield, release of intracellular MC LR and other featured organic matter were investigated. The release of intracellular MC LR and decrease of quantum yield both followed second order kinetic with turning point at permanganate exposure respectively. Permanganate mainly reacted with EOM and the cell bounded organic matter before exposure value arriving quantum yield turning point. Thereafter, permanganate directly reacted with cell wall of algae causing the rapid reduce of quantum yield with the rate constant greatly increased from 0.49~2.35 (mol·L-1)-1·s-1 to 5.00 ~19.38 (mol·L-1)-1·s-1. Similarly, MC LR was slightly released while permanganate exposure value below release turning point, where algae cells kept relatively integrated. Subsequently, algae damage occurred after the release turning point, inducing mass of intracellular MC LR release with the rate constant greatly increased from 0.55~1.45 (mol·L-1)-1·s-1 to 0.96~14.45 (mol·L-1)-1·s-1. Humus like peak was observed emerging at quantum yield turning point and becoming evident at release turning point, which is very similar to the pattern of quantum yield dropping and intracellular MC LR releasing.