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Biodegradable : detergents and the environment / William McGucken. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McGucken, William.
- Series:
- Environmental history series ; no. 12
- Environmental history series Biodegradable
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detergent industry.
- Detergents.
- Detergent pollution of rivers, lakes, etc.
- Detergents--Biodegradation.
- Detergent pollution of rivers, lakes, etc--Biodegradation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (148 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c1991.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- I. The coming of synthetic detergents
- II. The foaming problem: Eruption and analysis
- III. The industry's response to the detergent pollution problem
- IV. The British experience with synthetic detergents
- V.U.S. government response to the detergent pollution problem
- VI. Fashioning an acceptable surfactant
- Epilogue: The problem solved: Biodegradable LAS.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-585-17402-4
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