tert-Octylphenol is a degradation product of non-ionic surfactants alkylphenol
polyethoxylates as well as raw material for a number of industrial applications. It is a …

During the last 10 years, the appearance of emerging organic compounds described as
endocrine disrupters in wastewaters and water resources has become a major concern for …

Global climate change has resulted in increasing advocacy for sustainable development.
With continuing decline in freshwater resources, our generation is confronted with …

At present, there is much interest in the potential effects of chemicals on the endocrine
systems in animals and man. Chemicals with endocrine‐disrupting potential include (a) …

A review of the available information on the toxicity and bioaccumulation of alkyphenols (AP)
and their polyethoxylates (APE) and polyethoxycarboxylates (APEC) was conducted in …

Alkylphenolic compounds derived from microbial degradation of non-ionic surfactants
became a major focus of environmental research in the early 1980s. More toxic than the …

The relevance of endocrine‐disrupting compounds as potential contaminants of drinking
water is reviewed, particularly in the reuse of wastewater. Growing populations and …

Alkylphenol ethoxylates and, in particular, nonylphenol ethoxylates have found many
industrial, commercial, institutional and household uses in Canada. These nonionic …

This study investigated the variation in toxicity of phenolic endocrine-disrupting compounds
(EDCs) and determined the correlation between their concentrations. All twenty-four …

Despite the fact that metabolites of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO) are classified as
hazardous substances, they continue to be released into the environment from a variety of …