Biological activity and environmental impact of anionic surfactants

Cserháti, Tibor; Forgács, Esther; Oros, Gyula

doi:10.1016/s0160-4120(02)00032-6

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“…It has been reported that high concentrations of the surfactant have a negative influence on sludge flock properties [1] and can lead to microorganism cell degradation [10]. The adsorption of anionic surfactants can modify the characteristics of activated sludge and inhibit some types of enzymes [11]. Furthermore, surfactants supplied to the sludge interact with carbohydrates and peptides [12].…”

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The Effect of Anionic Surfactant Concentration on Activated Sludge Condition and Phosphate Release in Biological Treatment Plant

Dereszewska

Cytawa²,

Tomczak-Wandzel³

et al. 2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The Effect of Anionic Surfactant Concentration on Activated Sludge Condition and Phosphate Release in Biological Treatment Plant

Dereszewska

Cytawa²,

Tomczak-Wandzel³

et al. 2015

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Additionally, they can migrate into the cells of living organism and cause their damage or even death. Table 2 summarizes the acute toxic effects of anionic and cationic surface active agents on aquatic organisms like Daphnia magna (Cserháti et al 2002;McDonell and Russel 1999;Ivanković and Hrenović 2010).…”

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Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents: case study on the Kłodnica sediments

Olkowska

Ruman

Drąg-Śmigalska

et al. 2017

Limnological Review

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Surface active agents (surfactants) are a group of chemical compounds, which are used as ingredients of detergents, cleaning products, cosmetics and functional products. After use, wastes containing surfactants or their degradation products are discharged to wastewater treatment plants or directly into surface waters. Due to their specific properties of SAAs, compounds are able to migrate between different environmental compartments such as soil, sediment, water or even living organisms and accumulate there. Surfactants can have a harmful effect on living organisms. They can connect with bioactive molecules and modify their function. Additionally, they have the ability to migrate into cells and cause their damage or death. For these reasons investigation of individual surfactants should be conducted. The presented research has been undertaken to obtain information about SAA contamination of sediment from the River Kłodnica catchment caused by selected anionic (linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS C 10 -C 13 )) and cationic (alkylbenzyldimethylammonium (BDMA-C 12-16 ), alkyl trimethyl ammonium (DTMA), hexadecyl piridinium chloride (HP) chlorides) surfactants. This river flows through an area of the Upper Silesia Industrial Region where various companies and other institutions (e.g. coal mining, power plants, metallurgy, hospitals) are located. To determine their concentration the following analytical tools have been applied: accelerated solvent extraction-solid phase extraction -high performance liquid chromatography -UV-Vis (anionic SAAs) and conductivity (cationic SAAs) detectors. In all sediments anionic SAAs have been detected. The concentrations of HTMA and BDMA-C 16 in tested samples were higher than other cationic analytes. Generally, levels of surfactants with longer alkyl chains were higher and this observation can confirm their higher susceptibility to sorption on solid surfaces.

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“…5 They tend to gather on the surfaces of water and other particles, producing foam or emulsifying, thereby blocking the exchange of oxygen in the water and causing a deterioration of the water quality and harm to aquatic organisms. 6 Currently, a number of widely used detergents (mainly composed of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, SDBS) are the main source of environmental pollution by surfactants. Therefore, the determination of anionic surfactants in environmental water has become an essential task of environmental monitoring.…”

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Structure-matched Phthalocyanine Ion Pair as a Red-emitting Fluorescent Optical Probe for the Analysis of Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate with High Specificity and Sensitivity

Guo

Deng

et al. 2016

ANAL. SCI.

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Biological activity and environmental impact of anionic surfactants

Cited by 455 publications

References 174 publications

The Effect of Anionic Surfactant Concentration on Activated Sludge Condition and Phosphate Release in Biological Treatment Plant

The Effect of Anionic Surfactant Concentration on Activated Sludge Condition and Phosphate Release in Biological Treatment Plant

Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents: case study on the Kłodnica sediments

Structure-matched Phthalocyanine Ion Pair as a Red-emitting Fluorescent Optical Probe for the Analysis of Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate with High Specificity and Sensitivity

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