Detergents & the environment
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Description
Understand the consequences of cultural nutrient
overloading on the aquatic environment. Recognize
that there may be alternative, more environmentallyfriendly
alternatives in typical consumer chemical goods.
Demonstrate and monitor the effects of two detergent
builders on natural water samples. Visually quantify the
differences between phosphate and non-phosphate
detergent builders on aquatic organisms. There are
enough materials for 15 groups. Teacher’s manual and
student copy masters are included.