Toxicity of nonionic surfactants

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 110, Issue , 2008, Pages 281-290

  Jahan, K ^a   Balzer, S ^b   Mosto, P ^a  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical toxic concentration; Microtox; Nonionic; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY TEST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 58849153665     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/ETOX080301     Document Type: Article

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