Developing a complex methodology of ecotoxicological characterization of some commercial detergents, in accordance with European Regulation EC648 / 2004 and subsequent amendments

The new European legislation on detergents initiated a comprehensive test
strategy, for the surfactants biodegradability assessment, depending on the
use of detergents (for consumers or industrial and institutional use). For
the implementation of 648/2004 (EC) Regulation and considering the
reduced number of test / evaluation methodologies that can be performed
currently at national level, the project initiated the development of a
complex methodology of ecotoxicological assessment of commercial
detergents (especially for products that contain cationic and amphoteric
surfactants), in accordance with European Regulation EC648 / 2004 and
subsequent amendments. Moreover, it has followed the development /
implementation in the laboratory of modern and advanced analytical
techniques (chromatographic methods) to determine selective cationic and
amphoteric surfactants in aqueous solutions.