Dissociation equilibria of 4-(2-pyridylazo) resorcinol (PAR) in aqueous micellar solutions were determined spectrophotometrically at 25°C and at the constant ionic strength I = 0.1 M KNO 3 . For this purpose, the effect of nonionic (Brij-35, Triton X-100, Triton X-114, Triton X-405), and anionic (SDS) surfactants on the absorption spectra of PAR at different pH values was studied. Results show that the pK a values and pure spectra of each species of PAR are influenced by percentages of a neutral and an anionic surfactant such as Brij-35, Triton X-100, Triton X-114, Triton X-405 and SDS, respectively, added to the solution of this reagent. Ghasemi et al. Fig. 3. The pure spectra of different forms of PAR in (a) pure water, (b) 0.05% (w/v) Brij-35 to water, (c) 0.05% (w/v) Triton X-100 to water, (d) 0.05% (w/v) Triton X-114 to water, (e) 0.05% (w/v) Triton X-405 to water and (f) 0.05% (w/v) SDS to water.