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Just a thought..

If everyone is running washing machines and thousands of gallons of detergents are flowing down the drain ,how long before the ground water is contaminated with detergent..?
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
Detergent breaks down. Hence the word "Biodegradable"
romell · 51-55, M
@whowasthatmaskedman Detergents can be both biodegradable and non-biodegradable, depending on their chemical structure. Generally, detergents with straight hydrocarbon chains are biodegradable (easily broken down by microbes), while those with branched chains are non-biodegradable, persisting in the environment and causing pollution.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@romell If you had all this, then why ask the question?😷
romell · 51-55, M
@whowasthatmaskedman it's a thought that with each passing year everyone is dumping so much waste water containing chemicals