A review of the interaction of surfactants with organic contaminants in soil

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 161-170

  Haigh, Susan D ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical micelle concentration (CMC); Linear alcohol ethoxylate (LAE); Linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS); Sludge amended soil; Surfactants; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACTANT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0029889857     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(95)05049-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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