How do cleaning materials effect plants?
Each class of cleaning material carries its own impact:
* Chlorinated hydrocarbons are potentially carcinogenic * Acids
and Alkalis affect pH balances and osmotic process in fish * Soaps
and detergents are potentially toxic and can cause eutrophication *
Abrasives can cover fish spawning areas * Solvents and other
organics can impact water taste and odour as well as form
hydrocarbon slicks * Phenolics and cyclic hydrocarbns can form bad
atastes when exposed to treatment plant chlorine