-OH (X) ##STR31## wherein for (b) Rt is aryl, R1 is alkyl or aryl, R2 is alkyl or aryl, R3 is hydrogen or alkyl, A is a hydrophilic polymer chain, and m is the number of repeating segments (c) oxidizing said phosphorus ester-linked surfactant precursors (B) selected from the group consisting of Formulas (V), (VI) and (VII), with an oxidizing agent to produce the surfactant composition of Formulas