How Can Detergents Cause Pollution?
How Can Detergents Cause Pollution? Phosphates in detergents can lead to freshwater algal blooms that releases toxins and deplete oxygen in waterways. When the algae decompose, they use up the oxygen available for aquatic life (Cohen and Keiser, 2017). How are detergents harmful to the environment? Regular laundry detergents are bad for the environment —