Acute toxicity and relationship between metabolites and ecotoxicity during the biodegradation process of non-ionic surfactants: Fatty-alcohol ethoxylates, nonylphenol polyethoxylate and alkylpolyglucosides

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2351-2358

  Jurado, E ^a   Fernandez Serrano M ^a   Nunez Olea J ^a   Luzon G ^a   Lechuga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioluminescent organisms; Non ionic surfactants; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; AEROBIC CONDITION; ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES; ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; ALKYLPOLYGLUCOSIDES; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION TEST; BIOLUMINESCENT ORGANISMS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); E-TESTS; ECOTOXICITY; ETHOXYLATIONS; ETHYLENE OXIDES; HYDROPHILIC-LIPOPHILIC BALANCE; HYDROPHOBIC ALKYL CHAIN; LUMINESCENT BACTERIA; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; TOXICITY VALUES;

ALCOHOLS; ALKYLATION; ASSAYS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHAIN LENGTH; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; MICELLES; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GRAPHICS; PHENOLS;

TOXICITY;

ALKYLPOLYGLUCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE DERIVATIVE; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSIDE; SURFACTANT; TERICS;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HERBICIDE; HYDROPHOBICITY; INHIBITION; INOCULATION; METABOLITE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PARAMETERIZATION; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; ECOTOXICITY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; LUMINESCENT BACTERIA; METABOLITE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIBRIO; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LUMINESCENCE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; GLUCOSIDES; LUMINESCENCE; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 70149094345     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.266     Document Type: Article

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