Fate of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates in wastewater treatment plants, Jordan

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 431-436

  Batarseh, Mufeed I ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

HPLC; Jordan; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonates; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BENZENE; EFFLUENT; HOMOLOGY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SULFONATE; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33744473058     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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