Assessment of alcohol ethoxylate surfactants and fatty alcohols mixtures in river sediments and prospective risk assessment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 45-63

  Dyer, Scott D ^a   Sanderson, Hans ^a   Waite, Scott W ^a   Van Compernolle, Remi ^a   Price, Bradford ^a   Nielsen, Allen M ^a   Evans, Alex ^a   Decarvalho, Alvaro J ^a   Hooton, Dennis J ^a   Sherren, Andrew J ^a  

^a Soap and Detergent Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol ethoxylate; Consumer product; Derivatization; Detergent; Fatty alcohol; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Mixture toxicity; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE SURFACTANTS; ETHOXYLATE ETHOXYMERS; FATTY ALCOHOLS MIXTURES; RIVER SEDIMENTS;

ALCOHOLS; EXTRACTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXTURES; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

RIVERS;

2 FLUORO N METHYLPYRIDINIUM 4 TOLUENESULFONATE; ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE; FATTY ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALCOHOLS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FATTY ALCOHOLS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33747486668     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9048-x     Document Type: Article

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