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What are harmful effects of soaps and detergents?
Soaps are made from natural fats and oils and so are fully biodegradable. Detergents on the other hand are made from synthetic chemicals. These chemicals do not break down in the environment, and so they cause huge amount of pollution in our water ways- killing fish and water plants. This is due to the fact that detergents often contain phospahte salts that excelerate the growth of algae that deplete the oxygen content of the water. Detergents are often preferred over soap as they are more effective at cleaning and have a wider range of uses.
What can cause excess growth of algae in water?
Algae is caused by the change of nutrients in the water.
What is it called when too much algae cause water to change color?
algae bloom
Does soap and detergents have the same effects in all water?
No; detergents have different recipes, but sometimes these are similar.
Can water be purified using detergents?
phosphate :)
What element in fertilizers and some detergents contributes to water pollution and growth of algae and water weeds?
Inorganic Fertilizers often contain nitrogen, which can cause eutrophication in bodies of water. Detergents containing phosphates are extremely harmful.
Why is phosphate bad for dish detergents?
because detergents end up turning into dish water and draining into the ocean and that causes an algae bloom and that blocks out sun light for other plants and all the plants below the algae dies
What are harmful effects of soaps and detergents?
Soaps are made from natural fats and oils and so are fully biodegradable. Detergents on the other hand are made from synthetic chemicals. These chemicals do not break down in the environment, and so they cause huge amount of pollution in our water ways- killing fish and water plants. This is due to the fact that detergents often contain phospahte salts that excelerate the growth of algae that deplete the oxygen content of the water. Detergents are often preferred over soap as they are more effective at cleaning and have a wider range of uses.
What can cause excess growth of algae in water?
Algae is caused by the change of nutrients in the water.
What is it called when too much algae cause water to change color?
algae bloom
How are phosphastes harmful?
Even though phosphates are naturally occurring minerals, they are harmful when released back into the environment from dishwasher detergents/water softeners because they cause algae blooms in lakes, streams, rivers that kill existing aquatic life.
Advantages and disadvantages of detergents?
The advantages of detergents is that they act as a surfactant and can break up dirt and oil. One of the disadvantages is that they can be released into the water supply and cause pollution.
Are detergents considered as water pollutant?
Detergents are not considered as water pollutants since the use of phosphates in detergents was outlawed.
The cause of greening on concrete floors with stagnant water?
Algae
Disadvantages of synthetic detergents?
Synthetic detergents are sodium salts of long chain of benzene sulphuric acid. Disadvantage of these are that they are non bio degradable and thus cause water pollution.
Why is algae growth bad?
Too much algae can reduce oxygen in water. This can cause many fish to die.
What phyla are responsible for red tides?
Estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae is responsible for toxic red times. The algae accumulates rapidly in the water column discoloring the water's surface.
