The behaviour of linear alkyl benzene sulphonate under direct discharge conditions in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 4730-4740

  Whelan, M J ^a   Van Egmond, R ^a   Guymer, I ^b   Lacoursiere J O ^d   Vought, L M B ^d   Finnegan, C ^a   Fox, K K ^c   Sparham, C ^a   O'Connor, S ^a   Vaughan, M ^a   Pearson, J M ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biodegradation; Lao PDR; LAS; Sewage; SPC; Tracing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE; SEWAGE;

LAS; SPC;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; AMMONIA; ANIONIC SURFACTANT; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; SURFACE WATER;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BENZENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SULFONATE; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; HALF LIFE TIME; METABOLITE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SOLUTE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIENTIANE;

EID: 36048967248     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.059     Document Type: Article

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