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| Preface |
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| Contributors |
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Part I The Multidimensionality of Detergent-Related Environmental Impact and Its Assessment |
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1 Sustainable Relationships: Raw Materials--Surfactant/Detergent Production/Formulation--Usage/Consumption--Environment: A Systemic Challenge for the New Millennium |
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2 Detergents and the Environment: Historical Review |
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3 Distribution, Behavior, Fate, and Effects of Surfactants and Their Degradation Products in the Environment |
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77 | (34) |
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4 Relevance of Biodegradation Assessments of Detergents/Surfactants |
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111 | (18) |
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5 Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of Detergent Chemicals |
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129 | (18) |
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6 Generation and Use of Data to Predict Environmental Concentrations for Use in Detergent Risk Assessments |
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147 | (48) |
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7 Life Cycle Assessment: A Novel Approach to the Environmental Profile of Detergent Consumer Products |
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195 | (16) |
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8 Biodegradability and Toxicity of Surfactants |
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211 | (38) |
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9 The Biodegradability of Detergent Ingredients in an Environmental Context: A Practical Approach |
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249 | (22) |
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10 Environmental Risk Assessment of Surfactants: Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships for Aquatic Toxicity |
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271 | (28) |
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11 Environmental Impacts of Detergent Packaging: The Case of Plastic Bottles |
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299 | (18) |
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12 European Environmental Safety Legislation on Detergents |
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317 | (30) |
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13 The Application of Environmental Risk Assessment to Detergent Ingredients in Consumer Products |
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347 | (26) |
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Christina Cowan-Ellsberry |
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Part II Environmental Behavior, Effects, and Impact of Detergent Components |
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14 Surfactants in the Environment: Fate and Effects of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (LAS) and Alcohol-Based Surfactants |
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373 | (56) |
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15 The Environmental Safety of Alkylphenol Ethoxylates Demonstrated by Risk Assessment and Guidelines for Their Safe Use |
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429 | (18) |
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16 Estrogenic Effects of the Alkylphenol Ethoxylates and Their Biodegradation Products |
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447 | (20) |
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17 The Survival and Distribution of Alkylphenol Ethoxylate Surfactants in Surface Water and Groundwater: The Case of Israel---Is There an Environmental Problem? |
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467 | (20) |
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18 Ecology and Toxicology of Alkyl Polyglycosides |
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487 | (36) |
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19 Biodegradation of Cationic Surfactants: An Environmental Perspective |
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523 | (28) |
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20 Biodegradability of Amphoteric Surfactants |
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551 | (22) |
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21 Environmental Impact of Inorganic Detergent Builders |
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573 | (38) |
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22 Environmental Impact of Aminocarboxylate Chelating Agents |
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611 | (18) |
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23 Environmental Impact of Bleaching Activators |
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629 | (16) |
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24 Perborates: The Environmentally Problematic Bleaching Agents |
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645 | (18) |
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25 Toxicology and Ecotoxicology of Minor Components in Personal Care Products |
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663 | (28) |
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26 The Environmental Impact of Surfactant Ingredients in Pesticide Formulations---Special Focus on Alcohol Ethoxylates and Alkylamine Ethoxylates |
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691 | (28) |
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27 Biodegradation of Surf ace-Active Detergent Components in Sewage Treatment Plants |
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719 | (20) |
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28 Surfactant Biodegradation: Sugar-Based Surfactants Compared to Other Surfactants |
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739 | (22) |
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29 Biotreatment of Wastewater with a High Concentration of Surfactants |
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761 | (24) |
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30 Science Versus Politics in the Environmental Regulatory Process |
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785 | (18) |
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31 The Environmental Impact of Detergents: Which Way Is the Wind Blowing? |
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803 | (8) |
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| Index |
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