The environmental fate of the primary degradation products of alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants in recycled paper sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 745-752

  Hawrelak, M ^a   Bennett, E ^a   Metcalfe, C ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE SURFACTANTS;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DEINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ISOMERS; PHENOLS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

NONIONIC SURFACTANT;

DEGRADATION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PAPER; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; PHENOLS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0033180977     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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