Measuring the biodegradability of nonylphenol ether carboxylates, octylphenol ether carboxylates, and nonylphenol

Chemosphere

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2029-2039

  Staples, Charles A ^a   Williams, James B ^b   Blessing, R L ^b   Varineau, Pierre T ^b  

^a Assessment Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ETHERS; METABOLITES; PHENOLS;

MANOMETRIC RESPIROMETRY METHOD; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL ETHER CARBOXYLATES; OCTYLPHENOL ETHER CARBOXYLATES;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETHER; NONYLPHENOL;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIROMETRY;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHYL ETHERS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOLS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 0033136327     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00415-9     Document Type: Article

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