Photodegradation is one pathway of pesticides degradation in natural environments, and methyl- β - cyclodextrin and hydropropyl - β - cyclodextrin may play a protective role in pesticide decomposition under natural exposure. The photodegradation of parathion- methyl involved with 3 g· L- 1 and 6 g· L- 1 methyl- β - cyclodextrin and hydropropyl- β - cyclodextrin were investigated. The photolytic rates of parathion- methyl increased 4.87~ 6.85 times under the treatment of methyl- β - cyclodextrin or hydropropyl- β - cyclodextrin. The hal...