Behaviour of alkylphenol polyethoxylate surfactants in the aquatic environment-I. Occurrence and transformation in sewage treatment

Water Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 1131-1142

  Ahel, Marijan ^a   Giger, Walter ^b   Koch, Markus ^c  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Water Pollution Control ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HPLC; non ionic surfactants; nonylphenol; nonylphenol polyethoxylates; sewage treatment; transformation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EFFLUENTS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS TRANSFER; METABOLITES; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ALKYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATE SURFACTANTS; MICROBIAL TRANSFORMATION; NONYLPHENOL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESSES;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALKYLPHENOL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SWITZERLAND; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0028436728     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(94)90200-3     Document Type: Article

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