Effect of homolog distribution on the toxicity of alcohol ethoxylates

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 903-906

  Garcia M T ^a   Ribosa, I ^a   Leal, J Sánchez ^a   Hreczuch, W ^b  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b INSTYTUT CI ZKIEJ SYNTEZY ORGANICZNEJ BLACHOWNIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alcohol ethoxylates; Homolog distribution; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES; ETHOXYLATE HOMOLOG DISTRIBUTION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0030195097     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02517993     Document Type: Article

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