Biodegradability relationships among propylene glycol substances in the organization for economic cooperation and development ready- and seawater biodegradability tests

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 862-871

  West, Robert J ^a   Davis, John W ^a   Pottenger, Lynn H ^a   Banton, Marcy I ^b   Graham, Cynthia ^c  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b Lyondell   (United States)

^c Huntsman International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Half life; Poly(propylene glycol); Propylene glycols; Seawater

Indexed keywords

FREQUENT MEASUREMENTS; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOLS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SEAWATER BIODEGRADABILITY;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEAWATER; SOLUBILITY;

PROPYLENE;

DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL; OXYPROPYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL 1000; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL 2700; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SEA WATER; TETRAPROPYLENE GLYCOL; TRIPROPYLENE GLYCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HALF LIFE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEAWATER; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HALF LIFE TIME; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34249050437     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-327R.1     Document Type: Article

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