Abstract: The invention relates to a plant protecting or veterinary or additive composition, containing beside the active ingredient and other usually applied auxiliaries, such as solid and liquid carrier(s), surface active agent(s) and further additive(s), one or more surface active agent(s) of the general formulae (I) ##STR1## or a mixture thereof, wherein R, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently from each other hydrogen atom, an organic or inorganic cation or a group of the general formula --(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O).sub.n R.sup.1, whereinR.sup.1 is a C.sub.10-20 alkyl group andn is an integer from 4 to 20, with the provisio that from among the substituents R, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 at least one is a group of the general formula (CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 O).sub.n R.sup.1.

Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsifiable microemulsion concentrate containing a phophoric acid ester and/or thiophosphoric acid ester as active ingredient. In addition to 20 to 80% by weight of active ingredient, the composition comprises: 7 to 70% by weight of a nonionic surface active agent, preferably a block copolymer with a molecular weight of 1000 to 10000 formed from polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, an alkylphenol polyglycol ether, ethoxylated fatty alcohol or a mixture of nonionic surface active agents; 2 to 50% by weight of water; if desired, 1 to 50% by weight of a co-surfactant, preferably C.sub.1-8 straight or branched chain and/or cyclic alcohol, C.sub.3-8 straight or branched chain and/or cyclic ketone, esters of C.sub.1-6 fatty acids with C.sub.1-6 alcohols or the mixture thereof; and if desired, 15 to 30% by weight of a water-immiscible organic solvent.