Fate of adsorbable organic halides from bleached laundering in septic tank systems

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 398-403

  Braida, Washington ^a   Ong, Say Kee ^a   Smith, William L ^b   Mccabe, James W ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b The Clorox Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleach; Hypochlorite; Organic halides; Septic tanks

Indexed keywords

HALIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BLEACHING; LAUNDRY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC TANK; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2642703462     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0398:FOAOHF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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