Behaviour of alkylphenol polyethoxylate surfactants in the aquatic environment - III. Occurrence and elimination of their persistent metabolites during infiltration of river water to groundwater

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-46

  Ahel, Marijan ^a   Schaffner, Christian ^b   Giger, Walter ^b  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

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

Author keywords

Groundwater; Infiltration; Metabolic products; Nonylphenol; Nonylphenol polyethoxylates; River water; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RIVER WATER; SURFACTANT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; LOW TEMPERATURE; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWITZERLAND; WINTER;

EID: 0029655409     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00123-3     Document Type: Article

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