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Biodegradation of typical laundry wastewater surfactants – a review
TL;DR: In this article, a review paper summarizes the literature and presents the biodegradation of most often used surfactants in order to assess their environmental risks and to understand the distribution, behaviour and degradation of surfactant in the differ ent parts of a wastewater treatment plant.
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Abstract: The pollution of laundry wastewater is dependent on the origin of the linen, soil degree of the linen and the laundering process It is caused by dissolved organic and inorganic substances, as well as sedimented and toxic substances Washing detergents contain various chemicals used in gr eat quantities whose infl uence on the environment is very important as they are transferred into wastewater treatment plants after use and are, therefore, also present in effl uent, where they add their contribution to the total toxicity of the effl uent This review paper summarizes the fi ndings of various literature and presents the biodegradation of most often used surfactants In or der to assess their environmental risks, we need to understand the distribution, behaviour and degradation of surfactants in the differ ent parts of a wastewater tr eatment plant
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