DETERGENTS AND ENVIRONMENT
Dr. N. K. Awasthi* and Dr. D. K. Awasthi
ABSTRACT
Detergents are compounds belonging to various groups of chemicals having an important characteristic common lo lower the surface tension of medium thatswhy commonly called as surfactants All this detergent comes to our water bodies either along with sewages or through industries effluents, deteriorating the physico- chemical characteristics of water and depleting its life sustaining qualities. Most of the detergents like Alkyl Aryl Sulphates, Alkyl benzene sulphonates and linear Alkyl Benzene suphonates have ability to bind with proteins as well as affect several biochemical and physiological processes by altering enzyme activity.
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