4-Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs) belong to the group of nonionic surfactants (Figure 1).
The term surfactant covers surface-active compounds which are characterized by their ability …

Alkylphenol ethoxylates, in particular nonylphenol ethoxylates, are widely used nonionic
surfactants that are discharged in high quantities to sewage treatment plants and directly to …

It is becoming evident that an increasing number of widely used industrial and agricultural
chemicals are estrogenic. The biodegradation products of a major group of nonionic …

Specific analytical techniques were used to study the behaviour of alkylphenol
polyethoxylate surfactants (APnEO) in several full-scale mechanical-biological sewage …

The behaviour of nonylphenol polyethoxylate surfactants (NPnEO) and their metabolites in
the Glatt River, Switzerland was studied. Discharge of secondary effluents from municipal …

The book summarizes and reviews the environmental and human safety of two classes of
nonionic surfactants-alcohol ethoxylates (AE) and alkylphenol ethoxylates (APE). This …

Partition coefficients of octylphenol (OP), nonylphenol (NP) and nonylphenol ethoxylates
(NPnEO, n= 1–3) were determined for n-octanol water and n-hexane water systems. In the …

A comprehensive monitoring study, sponsored by the Chemical Manufacturers Association
and designed in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), measured …

Nonylphenol and its ethoxylates are on the second priority substances list (PSL2) to
determine if they are 'toxic'as defined under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act …

A zirconium (IV)-based metal–organic framework (MOF) fluorophore containing the 2, 5-
diaminoterephthalic acid (H2BDC-(NH) 2) linker was synthesized and characterized. The …