Vertical distribution profiles and diagenetic fate of synthetic surfactants in marine and freshwater sediments

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 461-462, Issue , 2013, Pages 568-575

  Corada Fernández, Carmen ^a   Lara Martín, Pablo A ^a   Candela, Lucila ^b   González Mazo, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation; Estuaries; Pore water; Sediment; Sorption; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATES; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE WATERS; SYNTHETIC SURFACTANTS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS;

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ESTUARIES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

SEDIMENTS;

ALCOHOL POLYETHOXYLATE; ALKYL ETHOXYSULFATE; ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ANIONIC SURFACTANT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; NONYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATE; SULFOPHENYL CARBOXYLIC ACID; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION; DISCHARGE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; METABOLITE; POREWATER; SORPTION; SURFACTANT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLITE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

DEGRADATION; ESTUARIES; PORE WATER; SEDIMENT; SORPTION; SURFACTANTS;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPAIN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84879198488     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.100     Document Type: Article

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