Monitoring of environmental fingerprints of alcohol ethoxylates in Europe and Canada

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-29

  Eadsforth, C V ^a   Sherren, A J ^a   Selby, M A ^a   Toy, R ^b   Eckhoff, W S ^c   McAvoy, D C ^c   Matthijs, E ^d  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Shell Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^d NV Procter Gamble Eurocor SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol ethoxylates; Analysis; Effluents; Fingerprint distribution; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FATTY ALCOHOL; RIVER WATER;

BIOFILM; EFFLUENT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SLUDGE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALCOHOLS; CANADA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EUROPE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646078359     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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