RT journal article
T1 Biodegradation kinetics of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonates in sea water
A1 Perales Vargas-Machuca, José Antonio
A1 Manzano Quiñones, Manuel Alejandro
A1 Garrido Pérez, Carmen
A1 Sales Márquez, Diego
A1 Quiroga Alonso, José María
A2 Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
K1 biodegradation
K1 kinetic
K1 linear alkylbenzene
K1 sea water
K1 surfactants
K1 xenobiotics
AB This article reports the primary biodegradation kinetics of linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS) in sea water from the Bay of Cadiz (South West of the Iberian Peninsula). The authors used the biodegradation test guideline proposed by the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 835.3160 “Biodegradability in sea water” in its shake flask variant. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has been employed for the analysis of the surfactant material. The surfactant shows a primary biodegradation kinetic in accordance with a logistic model, the kinetic parameters t50 and lag time were calculated by means of a easy quantitative procedure introduced. Mean values of 6.15 ± 0.45 and 6.67 ± 0.6 days were obtained for t50 and lag time, respectively. These results indicate that although LAS has a high primary biodegradation rate in sea water, it biodegrades slower than in similar tests conducted in river water.
YR 2007
FD 2007
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/19659
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/19659
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026