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Environmental Assessment of the Alkanolamines

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The alkanolamine product family consists of the ethanol-, isopropanol-, and butanol-substituted amines. The alkanolamines are bifunctional molecules having both amino and alcohol functional groups. As a result, they undergo a wide variety of reactions common to amines and alcohols. Because of these physicochemical characteristics, the alkanolamines are used in a wide variety of applications, including surfactants, cosmetics, toiletry products, metal working fluids, textile chemicals, gas conditioning chemicals, agricultural chemical intermediates, and cement grinding aids. Due to this wide range of uses and applications, there is a need to understand the fate and effects of these compounds in the environment.

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Davis, J.W., Carpenter, C.L. (1997). Environmental Assessment of the Alkanolamines. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 149. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2272-9_2

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