Surfactants in the environment

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-110

  Ivanković, Tomislav ^a   Hrenović, Jasna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Detergents; Surface active agents; Toxicity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE; ALKYL ETHOXYSULPHATE; ALKYL SULPHATE; ALKYLPHENOL POLYOXYETHYL ETHER; AMINE OXIDE; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CETRIMIDE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; DODECYLPYRIDINIUM CHLORIDE; FATTY ACID ETHOXYLATE; HEXADECYLTRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULPHONIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; AMPHIBIA; AQUATIC FLORA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEA; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; GASTROPOD; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA URCHIN; SOIL INFILTRATION; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; VERTEBRATE; WASTE WATER;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HUMANS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77950226368     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-1943     Document Type: Review

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