diff --git a/webapp/web/css/account/account.css b/webapp/web/css/account/account.css
index 2ccebb59a..e62d9e6e2 100644
--- a/webapp/web/css/account/account.css
+++ b/webapp/web/css/account/account.css
@@ -31,17 +31,23 @@ table#account th {
     border: 1px solid #d9e4ea;
     border-bottom: none;
     padding-left: 6px;
+    font-size: .9em;
 }
+table#account th {
+    text-align: left;
+} /*Fix for IE8 and 9, force text in a cell to be aligned to the left*/
 table#account td {
     vertical-align: top;
     padding: .5em;
     border: 1px solid #d9e4ea; 
-    font-size: .9em;
+    font-size: .825em;
+    padding-top: .5em;
+    padding-bottom: .5em;
 }  
-table#account tr {
-    background-color: #fff;
+table#account td  a {
+   word-wrap: break-word;
 }
-table#account tr:nth-child(2n+1) {
+table#account tr:nth-child(2n) {
     background-color: rgba(200, 200, 180,.25);
 }
 #filter-roles {
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl
index f34a5e2e2..3e4e0eb9f 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-list.ftl
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@
         <thead>
             <tr>
                <th scope="col"> <input  class="delete-all hidden" type="checkbox" name="delete-all">
-                   <span>Email Address</span>
-
+                   Email Address
                    <nav class="account-alpha-browse">
                        <a class="sort-asc" href="?accountsPerPage=${accountsPerPage}&orderField=email&orderDirection=ASC" title="ascending order"></a> 
                        <a class="sort-desc" href="?accountsPerPage=${accountsPerPage}&orderField=email&orderDirection=DESC" title="descending order"></a>