Nonylphenol- and octylphenol-ethoxylates in surfactant products : need control or not? : an overview of their consumption, environmental fate and risks and public awareness in Hong Kong as compared to overseas countries

Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEO) and octylphenol ethoxylates (OPEO), both are alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEO), a type of non-ionic surfactants commonly used in synthetic detergents for household and industrial cleaning purposes. These compounds and their degraded intermediates are xenoestrogens ubiquit...

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Main Authors: Leung, Sau-mei, Teresa, 梁秀媚
Language:English
Published: The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10722/194582