The behavior of oxyethylated straight chain alcohols having the CI6-C,, hydrophobe and 10, 18, 25, 30, and 40 oxyethylene subunits was investigated. The dependences of the peak height on the concentration of surfactant, preconcentration time, and preconcentration potential were examined. Roughly, the behavior of the surfactants having 10-30 oxyethylene subunits can be described as the behavior of the system of two peaks: the dispersed one, which shifts toward a negative direction with the increase of concentration, and the narrow one, which has a stable position. The narrow peak is useful for analytical purposes whereas the dispersed one makes the background current worse. The surfactant having 40 oxyethylene subunits forms two narrow closely located peaks, useful for analysis. The peaks of all surfactants increase linearly with the increase of the number of oxyethylene subunits, under selected conditions.