Effect of ethoxylate number and alkyl chain length on the pathway and kinetics of linear alcohol ethoxylate biodegradation in activated sludge

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2790-2798

  Itrich, Nina R ^a   Federle, Thomas W ^a  

^a PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Alcohol ethoxylate; Biodegradation; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ETHANOL;

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTH; ETHOXYLATE NUMBER; FIRST-ORDER DECAY RATES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ALCOHOL; CARBON; CARBON 14; OXYGEN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; SURFACTANT;

ALKYLATION; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY HOMOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; KINETICS; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALCOHOLS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 10044249944     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-053.1     Document Type: Article

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