Occurrence and elimination of nonylphenol ethoxylates and metabolites in municipal wastewater and effluents

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 389-402

  Lee, Hing Biu ^a   Peart, Thomas E ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

elimination; nonylphenol; nonylphenol ethoxylates; occurrence; sewage

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; METABOLITES; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ELIMINATION RATE; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 0031849359     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1998.022     Document Type: Article

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