Handbook of Detergents, Part B

Uri Zoller

• Sustainable Relationships: Raw Materials-Surfactant/Detergent Formulation-Environment: A Systemic Challenge for the New Millenium. Predicting the Detergent Distribution and Bioavailability in the Environment. Monitoring Data Generation, Handling, Presentation and Dissemination Concerning Environmental Risk Assessment of Detergents. Ecolabeling and Detergents. The Principle of Precautionary Action: Application for Detergents. Surfactants and the Environment: Is There a Problem?. Biodegradation of Alcohol-Based (and Related) Surfactants. The Case of the Potentially Estrogenic Surfactants in the Environment. Amphoteric Surfactants. Bleaching and Related Agents: The Environmental Perspective. Biodegradation of Detergents' Components in Sewage Treatment Plants. Science vs. Politics in the Detergents-Related Regulatory Environmental Process. Epilog: The Environmental Impact of Detergents: Where is the Wind Blowing?