LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE (LAS) - UNEP Chemicals

OECD SIDS LINEAR ALKYLBENZENE SULFONATE (LAS)
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Alkylbenzene Sulfonates (LAS) and Related Compounds. WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Tattersfield, L.J, Mitchell, C.G., Holt, M., Girling, A.G., Pearson, N. and Ham, L. 1996. Linear
alkylbenzene (LAS): Fate and effects in outdoor artificial streams and pools – An extended study.
Internal report. Shell Research and Technology Centre, Thornton. Document No. TNER.96.005.
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sulfonate (LAS) in outdoor artificial streams and pools. External report. Shell Research Limited,
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