Occurrence of nonylphenol, nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants and nonylphenol carboxylic acids in wastewater in Japan

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 27-33

  Komori, K ^a   Okayasu, Y ^a   Yasojima, M ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Tanaka, H ^b  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nonylphenol; Nonylphenol carboxylic acids; Nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants

Indexed keywords

NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATE SURFACTANTS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DETERGENTS; PHENOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DETERGENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; NONYLPHENOL; SURFACTANT;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DETERGENTS; PHENOLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBOXYLIC ACID; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUSTRY; JAPAN; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DETERGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; JAPAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33745881894     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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