Evaluation of new amphiphilic systems with possible applications in remediation of polluted soils.

LADY CATALINA CABANA SAAVEDRA; MARIANA A. FERNÁNDEZ

San Pablo

Encuentro; 6th Meeting on Self Assembly Structures in Solution and at Interfaces (AutoOrg 2018); 2018

USP

The contamination of soil and water by hydrophobic organic compounds has become an environmental problem nowadays. The use of surfactants is an alternative for the remediation of contaminated soils.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are some of the most common hydrophobic organic contaminants that can be found in contaminated sites. They represent a risk to human health through their bio-accumulation and their effects.The objective of this work was to propose the use of certain amphiphilic systems as builders of the methodologies applied in the remediation of contaminated soils.