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Biodegradable

Detergents and the Environment

Biodegradable( )
Author: Mcgucken,
Series title:Environmental History Ser.
ISBN:978-0-89096-479-8
Publication Date:Jul 1991
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $44.95
Book Description:

Synthetic detergents rapidly replaced soap for most domestic cleaning purposes after World War II. Concurrently, great billows of foam began passing undegraded through sewage treatment plants into receiving waters, which were often sources for domestic water supplies. The detergent industry quickly learned that many surface-active agents--the active ingredients of synthetic detergents and the producers of foam--were not readily biodegradable. The most popular surface-active agent...
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Book Details
Pages:160
Detailed Subjects: Science / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical
Science / Environmental Science
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.75 Inches
Book Weight:1 Pounds



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