The chronic toxicity of alcohol alkoxylate surfactants on anaerobic granular sludge in the pulp and paper industry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 4711-4714

  Van Ginkel, Steven W ^c,d   Kortekaas, Sjon J M ^a,e   Van Lier, Jules B ^a,b  

^a Lettinga Associates Foundation LeAF   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e Board for the Authorisation of Pesticides   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE; CELLULAR ENERGY CONSERVATION;

PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

ESTERS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ESTERS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; SEWAGE SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

HOMEOSTASIS; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SLUDGE; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CELL ENERGY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOMEOSTASIS; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; SLUDGE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANAEROBIOSIS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ESTERS; PAPER INDUSTRY; SLUDGE; TOXICITY;

EID: 34447279869     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es063046m     Document Type: Article

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