Ama-surfactants azinhlanganisela ezinganciphisa kakhulu ukungezwani okungaphezulu noma ukungezwani phakathi kwamatshe amabili phakathi kweziphuzo ezimbili, phakathi koketshezi kanye nogesi, naphakathi kwegesi.
Ama-biocides angasusa ngempumelelo amagciwane, isikhunta kanye nesikhunta, aqinisekise ukuhlanzeka komoya nezindawo. Lokhu kunganciphisa ingozi yokudluliselwa kwezifo kanye nokutheleleka.
Izithasiselo ezisebenzayo yizinto ezengezwe ekudleni, kwezimonyo, kwezemithi, kumapulasitiki, opende, neminye imikhiqizo ukuze kuguqulwe isimo sayo somzimba, amakhemikhali, ukuthungwa, ukunambitheka, iphunga, nezici zombala.
Ama-surfactants ayizinto zamakhemikhali ezinomsebenzi webhayoloji ezingasetshenziswa emikhakheni eminingi, okuhlanganisa: