Effect of concentration on the biodegradation of a nonylphenol polyethoxylate in river water

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 489-496

  Manzano, M A ^a   Perales, J A ^a   Sales, D ^a   Quiroga, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; FRESH WATER; KINETICS; SPAIN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031757816     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900789     Document Type: Article

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