Risk assessment of four major surfactant groups in the Netherlands: Application of monitoring data

Tenside, Surfactants, Detergents

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 242-249

  Van De Plassche, E ^a,b   De Bruijn, J ^a   Feijtel, T ^a  

^a Environ Ctr Substances Risk A ^*

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MONITORING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES; ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATES;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031176004     PISSN: 09323414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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