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Analysis and Fate of Surfactants in the Aquatic Environment, Volume 40 (Hardcover, 1st ed)
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Analysis and Fate of Surfactants in the Aquatic Environment, Volume 40 (Hardcover, 1st ed)
Series: Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry
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An understanding of the fate and behaviour of organic chemicals,
such as surfactants, in the environment is a prerequisite for the
sustainable development of human health and ecosystems. As
surfactants are being produced in huge amounts, it is important to
have a detailed knowledge about their lifetime in the environment,
their biodegradability in wastewater treatment plants and in
natural waters, and their ecotoxicity. Parameters relevant for the
assessment of long-term behaviour, such as interactions with
hormonal systems need to be understood to avoid unexpected adverse
effects to future generations of people and the environment.
However, the identification and quantification of commercial
surfactants in the environment is made more complicated and
cumbersome because they comprise of tens to hundreds of homologues,
oligomers and isomers of anionic, nonionic, cationic and amphoteric
compounds.
The EU-funded PRISTINE project (Priority surfactants and their
toxic metabolites in wastewater effluents: An integrated study;
ENV4-CT97-0494) provides the basis for the content of this title.
It provides policy makers and industry with detailed information on
analysis and concentrations of surfactants and their degradation
products in the environment.
In addition to a general introduction to surfactants, this book
comprises a comprehensive variety of analytical techniques,
including sample handling, for the analysis of surfactants in the
aquatic environment. Readers will find all the necessary
information for analyzing the different groups of surfactants, with
special emphasis on transformation products. Quality assurance is
also reported on in detail. Chapters on toxicity and risk
assessment are also included and give a complete perspective on the
surfactants problem in the aquatic environment.
.Presents the finding of EU-funded research into fate and behaviour
of organic chemicals in the environment
.Comprises a comprehensive variety of analytical techniques,
including sample handling, for the analysis of surfactants in the
aquatic environment
.Provides relevant information to all groups working in the field
of surfactants"
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