Anionic Surfactants - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Anionic surfactants are widely used for industrial as well as household cleaning and for pesticide formulations. Of the anionic surfactants, biodegradable linear alkylbenzenesulfonates (LAS) are the most common and can be found in waste water systems and river water. From these water sources, anionic surfactants partition to sediment.