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Detergent in the water will almost certainly introduce chemicals into the river. This will likely kill off fish, and other small animals which are at the bottom of the food chain. This in turn affects the predators that would usually eat the fish.

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Because some have a skull and cross bone and can kill them if they breathe it in, like us, but I didn't know it is harmful to water.

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Detergents are harmful to water animals because they contain chemicals that kill off their food supply. Detergents might also contain toxic chemicals that will poison water animals.

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