Optimization of the methylene blue assay for anionic surfactants added to estuarine and marine water

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2232-2236

  George, Alison L ^a   White, Graham F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anionic surfactant; Estuarine; Marine; Methylene blue active substance; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; METHYLENE BLUE;

ASSAYS; EXTRACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ANIONIC SURFACTANT; METHYLENE BLUE; SEA WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ESTUARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032861959     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<2232:OOTMBA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Turner AH, Houston JH. 1992. The market for industrial surfactants in the 1990s - An overview. In Karsa DR, ed, Industrial Applications of Surfactants III. Special Publication 107. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, pp 3-19.
2. Hauthal HG. 1992. Trends in surfactants. Chimica Oggi 10:9-13.
3. Swisher RD. 1987. Surfactant Biodegradation. Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, USA.
4. Shimp RJ. 1989. LAS biodegradation in estuaries. Tenside Surfactants Detergents 26:390-393.
5. Karsa DR, ed. 1992. Industrial Applications of Surfactants III. Special Publication 107. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK.
6. Abbott DC. 1962. The colorimetric determination of anionic surface-active materials in water. Analyst 87:286-293.
7. Painter H. 1995. Biodegradability testing. In Karsa DR, Porter MR, eds, Biodegradability of Surfactants. Blackie A & P, Glasgow, UK, pp 65-117.
8. Hayashi K. 1975. A rapid determination of sodium dodecyl sulfate with methylene blue. Anal Biochem 67:503-506.
9. Anderson DJ, Day MJ, Russell NJ, White GF. 1990. Die-away kinetic analysis of the capacity of epilithic and planktonic bacteria from clean and polluted river water to biodegrade sodium dodecyl sulfate. Appl Environ Microbiol 56:758-763.
10. Lee C, Russell NJ, White GF. 1995. Rapid screening for bacterial phenotypes capable of degrading anionic surfactants; development and validation of a microtiter plate method. Microbiology 141:2801-2810.
11. Marchesi JR, Russell NJ, White GF, House WA. 1991. Effects of surfactant adsorption and biodegradability on the distribution of bacteria between sediments and water in a freshwater microcosm. Appl Environ Microbiol 57:2507-2513.
12. Evans HC. 1950. Determination of anionic synthetic detergents in sewage. J Soc Chem Industry 69:S76-S80.
13. Thomas ORT. 1987. Development of solid support systems for the degradation of surfactants. PhD thesis. University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
14. George AL. 1996. Regulation of anionic surfactant biodegradation in the estuarine environment. PhD thesis. University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
15. Degens PN, Evans HC, Kommer JD, Winsor PA. 1953. Determination of sulphate and sulphonate anion-active detergents in sewage. J Appl Chem 3:54-61.