Interfacial Activity and Acute Toxicity of Surfactants to Aquatic Animals

• Published in: Journal of Water and Environment Technology Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 133 - 144
• Main Authors: Oya, Masaru, Takada, Noriko, Kobayashi, Takeshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Japan Society on Water Environment 2025; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Acute toxicity; Alkylbenzene sulfonate; Alkylbenzenes; Alkylbenzenesulfonates; Animals; Anions; Aquatic animals; Biodegradability; Biodegradation; Daphnia magna; EC50; Environmental effects; Fatty acids; Hardness; Interfacial properties; LAS; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate; Nonionic surfactants; Physiochemistry; Salts; Surface tension; Surfactants; Test animals; Toxicity; Toxicity testing; Water hardness

The environmental effects of surfactants have been studied from various perspectives, such as aquatic toxicity and biodegradability. Surfactants exhibit different physiochemical properties depending on their structural characteristics. This review discusses the relationship between surface tension a...