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Decreasing effluent pollution by the use of soap‐based building kit detergents
Author(s) -
Hack Jürgen
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280500309
Subject(s) - effluent , soap , pollution , contamination , environmental science , sewage , waste management , fish <actinopterygii> , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , engineering , computer science , fishery , ecology , biology , world wide web
By their nature, detergents create a pollution problem for our inshore waters. Solutions have recently been proposed that could contribute to a lower level of contamination in the effluent. Two aspects are discussed. The first is to dispense separately major components of detergents such as bleaches and softeners in such a manner that only the quantities required for a specific wash cycle are used. The second is to select ingredients which are ecologically friendly. For example, as the surfactant, soap is preferred because it is 50 times less toxic to fish than common synthetic materials such as LAS. Soap is completely degraded in the sewage plant, leading to harmless end‐products. ‘Building‐kit system detergents’ can decrease contamination of effluents in a remarkable manner.