Definition of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs): This is the common
definition for alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), other definitions
can be discussed in the article They have been widely used in
detergents, plastics and pesticides. Large amounts of the
produced APEs end up in the marine ecosystem. It can be degraded
to nonylphenol and octylphenol, which are both more toxic and
can act as endocrine disrupting compounds by behaving as
estrogens. The use of alkylphenol ethoxylates has been banned or
restricted. Flame retardants organotin compounds and surfactants
in opossum shrimps of the Scheldt estuary. - ↑
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