Anaerobic degradation and toxicity of commercial cationic surfactants in anaerobic screening tests

Chemosphere

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 705-710

  Garcia M T ^a   Campos, E ^a   Sanchez Leal J ^a   Ribosa, I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Biogas inhibition; DHTDMAC; Esterquats

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CATIONIC SURFACTANT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATIONS; ESTERS; FATS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034105703     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00455-5     Document Type: Article

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