Effects of ozone/hydrogen peroxide pretreatment on aerobic biodegradability of nonionic surfactants and polypropylene glycol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2305-2310

  Kitis, Mehmet ^a   Adams, Craig D ^b   Kuzhikannil, John ^b   Daigger, Glen T ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; GLYCOLS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; OZONE;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY; ALKYLPHENOLETHOXYLATES; LINEAR SECONDARY ALCOHOLETHOXYLATES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ALCOHOL; ALKYLPHENOL; COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; OZONE; POLYMER; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE OXIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION;

EID: 0034214243     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es981228d     Document Type: Article

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